MHX High Modulus Blanks

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Re: MHX High Modulus Blanks

Post by RGMatt » Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:20 am

cjtoad wrote:I got a HM-SJ782-MHX in the mail this morning. Blank is super light and I can't barely find the backbone. I plan on making a finesse baitcast rod out of it. I'll have it finished monday morning and I'll post some pics.
Can't wait to hear your impressions on this blank. I was looking at that exact model for another BC rod too. I have the original MHX SJ781 built as a caster and it sees alot of use for small jerks and reaction baits, small poppers.
Ryan808 wrote:I fish it the other day for a few casts and wasnt all that impressed. Its a good blank dont get me wrong, but after a catching a few fish I put it down and fished the rest of the day with my St Croix. Its a very light blank with good backbone, but the sensitivity was there for me. Ill try again this weekend and see if I get a different opion on the blank.
What Croix were you comparing it to? I built a SC5 S66MLF casting rod this winter. When I fish this rod side by side w/ the original MHX SJ781 w/ small jerks I thought the mhx transmitted every little wobble,roll and vibe of these jerks MUCH better than the St croix. I was very dissapointed in these results as the croix was built lighter, w/ spiraled ti framed guides, and cost 3 times the price for the blank. The mhx was a budget build and cost me around $100 bucks w/ regular SS alconite guides. The Croix does load nicer, feels very crisp, and casts better though.

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Re: MHX High Modulus Blanks

Post by cjtoad » Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:43 am

Rod looks great. I made it with EVA grips, ECSM reel seat, and sprial wrapped ringlock mircos. I haven't got on the water with it, but I've got a long weekend coming up and I plan on using it a lot. I'll post a weight tonight. Balance point is right on the front of the reel seat. It's very fast with a pretty stiff backbone, so it should work out great for flick shakes, huddlebugs and some baby Griffons. My Ito Alphas feels right at home on it.
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Re: MHX High Modulus Blanks

Post by PainInTheBass » Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:25 am

Does the blank ahve the same slate finish as the regular MHX series?
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Re: MHX High Modulus Blanks

Post by cjtoad » Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:41 am

Looks the same to me.

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Re: MHX High Modulus Blanks

Post by 5bites » Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:59 am

They are more gray than the standard series.

I have an 844 that I'm building to be as bare bones and lightweight as possible. I'm expecting under 3.5 ounces which is pretty light for a 7' heavy in my book. It won't be pretty but it's cheap and should perform good.

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Re: MHX High Modulus Blanks

Post by RGMatt » Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:24 am

keep us posted on these guys.

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Re: MHX High Modulus Blanks

Post by cjtoad » Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:42 pm

I just put the finished rod, reel, line, and huddlebug on a scale at work and the total weight was .65lbs (I tried three different scale, because that seemed awful light.) Rod alone was .22lbs. I also stopped by a little pond going to work to make a few cast. The rod cast wonderfully, I didn't have any problem reaching out 40 or 45 feet (just starting out with this reel think I can do better) with a huddlebug. I happen to catch two pickerel both about 1.5lbs. The blank loads really well and has a lot more power than I would have expected out of a 2 power. I should get a lot of time on the water with it this weekend, I'll update you guys then.

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Re: MHX High Modulus Blanks

Post by Ryan808 » Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:36 pm

What Croix were you comparing it to? I built a SC5 S66MLF casting rod this winter. When I fish this rod side by side w/ the original MHX SJ781 w/ small jerks I thought the mhx transmitted every little wobble,roll and vibe of these jerks MUCH better than the St croix. I was very dissapointed in these results as the croix was built lighter, w/ spiraled ti framed guides, and cost 3 times the price for the blank. The mhx was a budget build and cost me around $100 bucks w/ regular SS alconite guides. The Croix does load nicer, feels very crisp, and casts better though.[/quote]


The last sentence sums it up.....

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Re: MHX High Modulus Blanks

Post by 5bites » Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:53 am

Thought I'd throw an update on my project out there. I still haven't installed a "butt plug" yet because honestly I'm not certain what I'm going to use yet. Anyway the hm-mhx844 I did weigh's 3.1oz. Not to shabby. It is about as stripped down as you can get. It's my bass ninja rod.

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Re: MHX High Modulus Blanks

Post by cjtoad » Wed Jul 06, 2011 8:19 pm

I'm liking the HM-SJ782-MHX I built on last week. I just got 6 days on the water and fished with it a lot. Caught a couple of dozen fish on it, nothing bigger than 4lbs (one smallie close to 4) and it fished wonderfully. It's fishes more like a Xfast to me and has a very stiff butt section, but I had no problems at all throwing a 1/16oz flick shake with a 5" power wacky crawler on it. I think it makes a really good finesse baitcast blank, good for tubes, small worms, drop shot and some small cranks or jerkbaits.

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Re: MHX High Modulus Blanks

Post by srw » Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:19 pm

Cjtoad,

Thanks for the review. How is the rod as far as sensitivity? Is it comparable to any other blanks or rods you have fished?

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Re: MHX High Modulus Blanks

Post by cjtoad » Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:30 pm

Very good, I felt it everytime a bluegill stole my flickshake worm. At one point in the weekend my buddy and I caught 30 or so crawdads and I threw them on that rod instead of spinning tackle. I could feel everything they were doing, everytime a fish got near them I could feel them start kickin. Honestly I do know what to compare it to, I haven't use a production rod in a long time and most of my rod are MHX or DHX (I'm huge fan of the USA Graphite DHX blanks.) I think the HMHX blank are in line with the DHX in sensitivity and are a little better then the normal MHXs. I think I'll have to build a new jig rod so I can have a better side by side comparison :lol: :lol: man I've got a problem.

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