Ive been ask to make a spin blank for chucking plastics but something light enough for all day casting ive found a couple cts ES705 3/8-1oz but cant find any specs and a UC704 1/4-1oz and 14.6 butt 86gms and any other suggestions , i suppose im looking for something similar to a EG S10 ,light tip and fast to Xfast,cheers Chris.
Last edited by chris69; 09-01-2012 at 06:24 PM. Reason: adding
Im gob smacked no suggestions yet ,id though i would have by now after 40 veiwers ??????
How about an MHX, MB843 or MB844 @ 68grams and 71 grams respectively?
http://www.mudhole.com/Shop-Our-Cata...ing-Rod-Blanks
Ian
hi Ian yer i went though the mhx list but no 7ft spinners above the sb812blend and have thought about it but thought it just might be a little light for dam barra would you use a MB mhx for a spinner????,if this guy wanted a over head it would have been a easy to pick a good blank up for what weight he wants to throw around.
Hi Chis 69Originally Posted by chris69
I find recommending Blanks a difficalt thing to do
It's a personal preference to Blank action ..what suits one dosent suit another
I have no knowledge of what a Barra Blank is suppose to do, as for a a soft plastic rod for snapper ..and that covers the 6-10 kg range which at the moment in time I am a big fan of the St Croix range
And in the Spanish Mackeral .....and bottom bashing up 1770 way I'm abig fan of the Phenix Hybrid range
This is due to trying different blanks over the years and finding ones that suit my particular style of fishing
These Blanks arn't cheap ...but when ya got a fish of a life time on ,ya want everything going for ya ..
So hopefully a Barra fisher will come on board and give you his thoughts
Willo
Hi Willo yer i no what you mean its hard when you have not used or built a certan blank for a specific job and no what it will do or not do, i allways look at what im going to use a blank for and go by there tip size and butt diamiter and cast weights fish to be targeted and blank weight, i use the stcroix sc3 for light spinners and love them and can recommend them as ive use them and have made a few for others that are very happy and yes had a look at the phenix ranger and could not see what i was looking for in the bigger weight rod of the stcroix range ,it would have been a lot better if he said a overhead and thought that with the growing trend towards spinners for barra dam use with plasicts.... someone...... might have made a few by now, i no that what he real should do just go out and buy a Egrell S10 and have suggested he have a look, if he want to pay for the good one out of a shop.
Unless things have changed, the gun plastic in the impoundments is a 100 -125 mm slick rig
I would have a look at a samurai Nv8 if he's locked into a 7ft rod
The NV7 is a kick arse barra stick but only 6ft
I have no experience with the new premium range but I've heard good things about thrm
Cheers,
Owen
The whole world's mad save thee & me (but I'm not too sure about thee)
Hi owen yer looked into the samurai premium blanks but nothing in a 7ft heavy spinner, but not the NV8 so will have a look thanks.
Had a look at the mhx 844high mod specs right in the ball park tip 5 blank 60gm 5/16-1oz cast weight butt 14.8 .
Gday Chris; any of the MHX mag bass blanks will happily build into a spinning rod, I reckon. I've got a MHX784 that I use with a twinpower c3000...works fine. Good luck with the hunt. Oh yeah, and those MHX hi-mods are a good deal.
Ian
Chris,
Im looking at a phenix k2 casting blank tx 715h 3/8-1 7ft tip1.8mm butt12.5mm 10-30lb expensive at $229 but it ticks all the right boxes for snapper barra rod.
imo Graham
hi grave41 yer those specs dont look to bad either its not for me just someone that got passed to me so it will be up to him on what he wants to spend on a blank but thats another one for him to consider its got a light tip thats for sure .ive seen them at the mudhole.
length lure power action Pricve (NZD) weight Butt Tip
ES705 7'0'' 10-20lb 1pc 10-25g ⅜ -1oz Med/Hvy Ex. Fast 200.00 59g : 2 1/16oz 12.3mm : 0.485in 2.1mm : 0.08in
These are the specs of the CTS taken from the CTS catalogue
Got that on on the list Irrrr thanks.
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