Phenix 700XH 30-80lb

[Willo]

This is the second of a pair of Phenix's I built for Gary

Same colours on both rods but a slight variation
Blank....Phenix Hybrid 700XH 30 -80lb
Guides....American Tackle, Virtus Titanium ,Heavy Duty
Reel Seat.....Pac Bay Alum Slim Channel Lock
Custom Grips
Rubber Gimbal
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[Owen]

Killer stick bloke!
Top shelf all over

[trout head]

Dammmm that is good , awesome , Bugger , S*&% hot , wow , I love it .

[pedro473]

Great job willo very neat.

Cheers
Pedro

[Mark Fisher]

Top shelf Willo. Really nice subtle colour combo,

[Spaniard_King]

Nice Job again mate

When do I pick her up Had to throw that in just for Sid

[Lymphocyte]

Top shelf work again Willo! Have been looking at those particular blanks as a potential alternative to traditional Sabre/Calstar standup tuna shorts. Any thoughts?

[Willo]

Mate I'm a big fan of the Phenix range
Havent built on a Sabre ...But have a Calstar Garfighter 700m 20 -50lb Blank...But rec line weight is 25-30lb
To me the Calstar has a softer action and is less responsive than the Phenix Hybrid
If ya after power & feel.. go the Phenix Hybrid
Just my 10 cents worth..LOL
Not taking anything away from the Calstar range... just completly different Blanks
Willo

PS Actual goin to start takin a pic of the rods I build from now on ,loaded up to compare blank actions

[chris69]

Hi Willo that foregrip weave is outstanding,i think ive worked out the olive branch weave and how thats done but your patten is doing my head in lol.

[Willo]

Yeh Chris
Basically its a diamond wrap (4 axis) over a Silver Metalic underwrap

[sid_fishes]

Nice Job again mate

When do I pick her up Had to throw that in just for Sid

mate ,i saw the post a couple of days ago .... did i bite ....NO
AM I JEALOUS ..... YES
Willo mate , that is another fine piece of workmanship, the colours are outstsanding

[Lymphocyte]

Mate I'm a big fan of the Phenix range
Havent built on a Sabre ...But have a Calstar Garfighter 700m 20 -50lb Blank...But rec line weight is 25-30lb
To me the Calstar has a softer action and is less responsive than the Phenix Hybrid
If ya after power & feel.. go the Phenix Hybrid
Just my 10 cents worth..LOL
Not taking anything away from the Calstar range... just completly different Blanks
Willo

PS Actual goin to start takin a pic of the rods I build from now on ,loaded up to compare blank actions

Thanks for that Willo. The Calstar and Sabre (now Seeker) stand-up tuna blanks have managed to maintain a very strong reputation for a long time now, and I find it somewhat surprising that there hasn't been any great leaps forward in the technology of these blank styles (probably because they still sell like hotcakes). I'm also a big fan of Phenix and the materials they use in their blanks and would love it if they produced a blank with a similar action to the Calstars, but with the increased responsiveness and lifting power thrown in. However, it's a real shame that there is no pictorial catalogue of different blank actions, particularly given their cost. That applies to all blank manufacturers. And it's not like every local tackleshop has an extensive range of blanks (if any) to try them out first hand.

Like you Willo, I'm also starting to accrue some pics of my builds loaded up. Maybe there's room for a rodbuilder database of blank actions somewhere?

[Willo]

I am just adding a pic of this rod deadlifting a 10lb lead down rigger ball
Just a pic for a reference that may help others
Willo
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[chris69]

That looks good loaded Willo, a spiril build i see,i suppose for such a heavy rod ,building it this way would take the strain off the over head reel,as in wanting to twist or roll in you hand opposed to a normal overhead guide configeration.

[Lymphocyte]

Looks good Willo. Thanks for posting that.