Angler JO wrote:No problems I know of, I throw 1/4 oz jigs with this blank all the time. With a plastic grub added I'm sure I'm in that range.

thanks for taking my call this morning , i look foward to fishing the rod once it is finished !
appreciate it

I'm sure you're waiting for an "unbiased" opinion but I'll offer this anyway. I use the PB761MF with a popping cork that weighs about an ounce and the blank handles it easily. Soft enough tip to keep a live shrimp on a small treble yet plenty of power to land fish up to 20-pounds. I've also had fee...

nice! I applaud your minimalist approach as well I try to build "blingless". Black wraps, simple handles, least weight and all performance =D> =D> =D> =D> that's my style also !!! Agreed. I like all the fancy stuff to be south of the reel seat or maybe on the fore nut. DaveJ i skip all the '' fancy...

jimmyb wrote:nice! I applaud your minimalist approach as well

I try to build "blingless". Black wraps, simple handles, least weight and all performance

that's my style also !!!

interested in this blank but would like a comparison to other blanks in terms of tip and backbone , also what lure weights are comfortable casting with this blank .
basically any feedback from any one who has this blank built and has fished this , thanks

speckdog wrote:No it was not built by Matt. Thanks

i was quoting a post mattman did , not your K2 build , he posted a pic that is clearly his build and has the same rear thread issue going on . click on his link in his post up towards the top ( third post down ) the built rod is on a Hydra blank

i was talking about the Otterrod , i assumed Mattman built it since it says OtterRods on it

Mattman wrote:Here's a build with an SK2

http://forums.tackletour.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=64856

what is your reasoning for not trimming the threads behind the lock nut ( exposed blank section between the trigger and lock nut )

probably gonna be really stretchy , even more so than tatsu Based upon what? Have you used this line? Are you just stating that because it is a fluorocarbon or a finesse line? I think this line will be quite good and I would expect the level of stretch to be somewhere in between most fluorocarbon l...

probably gonna be really stretchy , even more so than tatsu

i met and talked to Jimmy Houston at a bassathon , really nice guy and hilarious !!!

i guess not !!! I'm gonna have the gears switched out to a 5.4-1 , should work out pretty well .

Bottom hooks on soft baits can cause bleeding... even on a STE video with those bottom stingers he catches a nice one and at the end says... its bleeding.. NOT good. lets try to catch and keep alive . top hooks are best. only if you really care for your catch. hard baits most times don't get choked...

Canyon Plastics 4.5'' frog , Owner 4/0 or 6/0 un weighted beast hook ....

i use my 7'10'' heavy powered casting rod for my rats which weigh 2.5 oz. , it has a fast action


BTW - rod is a Rainshadow XMB 944.5 custom, micro guided & spiral wrapped