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3 years ago
Scott McDonald
Hey Doug. Thanks for the input. I’ve built on the 5S60mlf, 5s66mlf, and the 5s70mlf, but for whatever reason I’ve always had better hookup percentage with the 5s68mxf even with 1/8oz. They are all great great blanks but maybe I’ll have to try the mlxf to get a little stiffer midsection. I tried a couple IM NFC blanks that I like, as well as the eternity 68mxf, but definitely not as crisp as the
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3 years ago
Scott McDonald
The specs listed for the SCV 68MXF that I saw was 1/4-5/8oz, 8-14lb, tip 4, butt .418, and weight 1.73oz. I was more or less curious if anyone has measured IP and AA for the blank I built on and if there is something else on the market that is comparable. I really like their medium power blanks for the way I fish, but they are expensive. Just curious is all.
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3 years ago
Scott McDonald
Hey all, I’m new to the forum and relatively new to building. I built a spinning rod on the St Croix 5S68MXF-B a few years back and use it for pitching 1/8-3/8oz jigs for walleye. 6-12lb, 3/16-5/8oz, butt .435, tip 4.5, wt 1.4oz. I absolutely love the rod, but the SCV 68mxf offered now seems like a different blank. At the time I built it, I used the new guide concept and never measured the po
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