I want to make a no holds barred amazing casting bay rod. I want it to be super light, super sensitive to make the best rod I have ever used. I'm guessing I'll need a high modulus blank. I'll use it for trout and redfish and would like it to be used for small topwaters, soft plastics and corkys. If I had my choice it would be under 7 ft if possible. I can spend up to 100 bucks on the blank give or take. I think medium light with a fast tip will work best for what I will use it for. It's not going to be used on oversized redfish so I'm thinking medium light power will work but what do you think. I got a castaway xp3 blank in medium power with fast tip and I think it's a little too much rod for using lures, will make a great popping cork rod but I think I can go medium light and that be enough but what are yalls opinions. I've looked at St Croix, G loomis, MHX high modulus, Batson, just want yalls opinions on which rod maker makes the best rod for around a 100 bucks. I want it to be super light and sensitive but not break if I hook into a nice slot red although I mostly fish for trophy trout during the winter in tournaments and want this to be my go to rod. Instead of paying 300 bucks from a high end rod builder I can now make a high end rod for half that money which is awesome, I just need to find the right blank.
James@SeaKingBlue
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This blank is like the st Croix blank it is made in America. Now if u want to build what u are talking about this blank is the one. If u want to through light top water with it this blank has the tip to be able catapult the light baits of the end of the rod and do not restrict the guides down, with top water u have to use mono line (it floats). The guides I would use are American tackle no smaller than #6 titanium frame sic ring fly guides. These are light and will give free flowing with the sic ring for the mono to go thru. With titanium frames u will have the lightness of micro and corrosion free in saltwater. Spiral wrap I do this, I just bend the blank 180 degrees no more, then imagine the line flowing alone the rod. Then space accordingly so the line flow with the blank. When u get to straight part of the blank toward the but then just even space about 4" apart.
This blank is like the st Croix blank it is made in America. Now if u want to build what u are talking about this blank is the one. If u want to through light top water with it this blank has the tip to be able catapult the light baits of the end of the rod and do not restrict the guides down, with top water u have to use mono line (it floats). The guides I would use are American tackle no smaller than #6 titanium frame sic ring fly guides. These are light and will give free flowing with the sic ring for the mono to go thru. With titanium frames u will have the lightness of micro and corrosion free in saltwater. Spiral wrap I do this, I just bend the blank 180 degrees no more, then imagine the line flowing alone the rod. Then space accordingly so the line flow with the blank. When u get to straight part of the blank toward the but then just even space about 4" apart.
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