its been done before but i would spiral wrap it so you use less guides which make it lighter and more sensitive.

i didn't know that about gammys. i do sharpen my hooks occasionally with this berkley hook sharpener i got last year that looks like a pen, but apparently not enough.

i would like to see the input on different blanks and think it would be interesting. that aside i don't have super powers or anything but i can just about tell everything i need to know by shaking a blank. the first thing i notice is the weight and cement sticks need not apply. i guess the second is...

i am just trying to find out info about different blank weights without buying them all. if i pay for high modulus graphite the blank should be light and if the blank is lighter i try everything in my power to keep it that way. this means getting the smallest guides cutting down reelseats using the ...

i like north fork but trying to get a blank weight from them is difficult. i built a hm ds-761 and the blank weighed 1.9315 oz. i am just used to imx's and want a similar performing blank. as far as measuring blanks i don't know anything about how its done. over the years i have found all i need to ...

i know- right. i want one of their 7'1" hm mhx dropshot blanks that weigh 1.1 ounces.

the only reason i have been using them are because they said they used gamakatsu hooks. i do think they were defective if they were gammys. i think the reason i jumped so many fish on them is because of the hooks getting dulled since the jig has no weedguard.

ok but can you tell me what blanks are the most similar to old gloomis imx's please.

matt did you ever post your database for rod blanks? i am interested in blanks that are the closest to imx's. also i i'll bet you burned that wood that the rod was resting on this winter.

i have been using strike king football jigheads for my hula grubs the last few years because they look good and were reasonably priced and they have gamakatsu hooks. i broke a hook now and then on a stump but also lost alot of fish jumping especially on the 3/8 oz heads. last year i had major proble...

i am building a couple of dropshot spinning rods so i am interested in the bt842ds and bt843 blanks or even their popping blanks. i kinda need the blank specs as i already have the torzite tips sz 4.5 tube. thanx

its funny but i think you may be right. i think i'll try to find out as i build it if i can ever figure out which blank to get. i think i need a new scale

:D i've gotten my hands on some torzites and they feel light. the tkltg 16h weighs 1.4 grams or .050 oz. the tkltg 8h is 0.5 grams or .020 oz and the tkltg 5.5m is 0.1 gram or .005 oz which is the same as the tlgtt tip sz 4 with a 4.5 tube. the tkttg 4's weigh nothing according to my scale but 6 of ...

i've just gotten a few and weighed them an aero 16 is .895 oz a pac bay minima is .715 oz and a fuji ips 16 is .690 oz. as for why i like lightweight rods call me eccentric but i buy the best i can afford in blanks and reels and they are usually the lightest weight so i build my rods in turn.

i kinda wanted to try an aero reelseat but it weighs over an ounce has anyone cut one down to save weight?