Batson RX8 and RX8+ in the 802.75 is a great shakey head and weightless senko blank.

I haven't fished either of the ones you listed, but I did build a DS on a Batson xsb822.5 that is amazing. Search the various forums such as RBO, and you'll see the Batson RX8 & RX8+ are pretty sweet blanks and they have a huge following. What type of guides are you going to use?

This is a Batson XP840 crappie rod for a guy. He wanted flames and rattlesnake skin. I ended up going with TiCh minima 4 guides on it. Grip was roughly 9".

Go to rodbuilding.org and search for "frog rod" there is a lot of info on the castaway blanks for a frog rod. Between this site and the other, I can usually find what I'm looking for. I just built a deep cranker on a castaway blank for a guy. He's using it this weekend for the first time. It's the 9...

With the way that a deep crank is fished and the fish fought, with the tip down, do you locate the spine with the guides on top like normal, or do you reverse that with a cranking rod?

Does anyone have any suggestions for a spiral wrapped casting setup w/low profile reel as to what size guides to use?
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I need one for deep ledge cranking on ky lake, looking at 20"+, using d22s and whatnot. I also need a rod that has enough umph to rip through grass when the occassion arises. i would prefer 8' length in order to get the max depth possible. I like the powell max 806cb and the kvd tour 7'10" cb rod, s...

Gotcha. What I'm trying to do is get a thread where people that are new to building like myself can refer to for a general idea. So when responding, try to include as much information as possible even if I have not asked it. General Setups for the following (include guide size that you use, number o...

1) What setups/guide sizes are best on casting? Spiral wrapped? micros?

2) What setups/guide sizes are best on spinning? micros?

What about castaway and seeker blanks? Any pros and cons?

It sucks we just lost the last two years. There were a lot of good discussions regarding deep crankers. Nonetheless, I am finishing up a finess rx8 xsb 822.5 and am moving on to a deep cranker. Any advice on setup and blank? Also, what are y'all's thoughts on spiral wrapping a cranking rod?
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