X Ray MB-733

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X Ray MB-733

Post by Hogsticker2 » Wed Jul 21, 2021 2:17 pm

Has anyone measured this blank? I have the blank, but not sure what I'm going to use it for.

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Re: X Ray MB-733

Post by jbabin193 » Wed Jul 21, 2021 2:56 pm

I'd be interested as well. I have the MB703 in IM and Delta series rods and it's interesting. I purchased it with the intent of making a dropshot rod. Tip is incredibly soft, but surprising amount of backbone. I taped up some guides and put a baitcaster on it and tossed a 3/8oz crankbait with it. I haven't built them up yet.

I've seen a few references to using the x-ray MB-733 as a drop shot rod.

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Post by Hogsticker2 » Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:21 pm

Found it - roughly 340 grams of power.

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Re: X Ray MB-733

Post by jbabin193 » Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:37 am

Cool... that puts it right there with the new Eternity RX10 72ML

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Post by Hogsticker2 » Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:39 am

jbabin193 wrote:
Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:37 am
Cool... that puts it right there with the new Eternity RX10 72ML
Do you have one already?

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Re: X Ray MB-733

Post by jbabin193 » Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:25 pm

No I sure don't... just basing it off the spreadsheet downloaded from Batson on the new blanks.... which includes CCS numbers

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Post by MardukFIN » Thu Jul 22, 2021 4:18 pm

jbabin193 wrote:
Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:25 pm
No I sure don't... just basing it off the spreadsheet downloaded from Batson on the new blanks.... which includes CCS numbers
Can you link it, please?

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Post by Hogsticker2 » Thu Jul 22, 2021 11:02 pm

jbabin193 wrote:
Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:25 pm
No I sure don't... just basing it off the spreadsheet downloaded from Batson on the new blanks.... which includes CCS numbers
Yep, found it. It's listed under the rod building forum under the RX10 thread. It's also in the RX10 thread on BBC.

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Post by jglenn21 » Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:48 am

The 733 is what i use for drop shot.. excellent choice i the xray line

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Re: X Ray MB-733

Post by MardukFIN » Mon Jul 26, 2021 6:00 am

Hogsticker2 wrote:
Thu Jul 22, 2021 11:02 pm
jbabin193 wrote:
Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:25 pm
No I sure don't... just basing it off the spreadsheet downloaded from Batson on the new blanks.... which includes CCS numbers
Yep, found it. It's listed under the rod building forum under the RX10 thread. It's also in the RX10 thread on BBC.
CCS 272g is what in RDA? :-k

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Re: X Ray MB-733

Post by MikeK » Mon Jul 26, 2021 9:39 am

Divide CCS by 1.3 for an approximate conversion.

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