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Walleye jigging rod blank ?
Posted by:
Mark Gerth
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Date: June 18, 2015 07:46PM
Hello, I want to build a nice jigging rod, I was wondering what would be the best blank for me to build off of. I Want to keep my rod length short, probably 6' or 6'2". I want the rod to be very sensitive. I will be vertical jigging for walleye with live bait and plastic presentations. Any opinions will be much appreciated! Thank you in advance! -Mark Re: Walleye jigging rod blank ?
Posted by:
Joe Vanfossen
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Date: June 18, 2015 08:07PM
Personally, I would reach for my Batson 822.5 for that technique, but it's a little long for your taste. In your shoes, I would look at the Immortal Walleye blank that is 6'2" Medium power with an extra fast action. Re: Walleye jigging rod blank ?
Posted by:
Nate Nelson
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Date: June 19, 2015 12:39AM
I like the St. Croix 5SC63mxf for vertical jogging. If that is too heavy you can go with the ML. Re: Walleye jigging rod blank ?
Posted by:
Michael Danek
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Date: June 19, 2015 07:14AM
X 2 for Joe. Wonderful blanks. Re: Walleye jigging rod blank ?
Posted by:
Nate Nelson
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Date: June 19, 2015 08:30AM
One thing I'll add and I know not everyone here is a fan of Recoil guides, but for this presentation and that blank the Recoil guides are killer. Super lightweight, just make sure to add an extra runner to avoid flat spots.
I'm sure the Rainshadow blanks are great too, I just personally have not used them for this application. Re: Walleye jigging rod blank ?
Posted by:
Don @ American Tackle
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Date: June 19, 2015 09:51AM
check out the Bushido DS69/8-15 .... cut it down to 6-2..... sent one to a long time walleye jigger on the St. Clair river.... he is a convert! _______________________________ God Bless, Don Morse 800-516-1750 ext. 1207 / don@americantackle.us Rod Building..... It's What We Do. Re: Walleye jigging rod blank ?
Posted by:
roger wilson
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Date: June 19, 2015 12:05PM
X3 on Joe's recommendation.
Just finished building several rods on this blank for Walleye jigging and all of the clients love them. Re: Walleye jigging rod blank ?
Posted by:
Ryan McBride
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Date: June 19, 2015 12:21PM
Thank you for your support for RainShadow rod blanks!!
Here is some information to look at: [www.rainshadowrodblanks.com] If you want to find others, type "walleye" in our search tab, and a few other models come up as well. R. McBride Batson Enterprises BatsonEnterprises.com | RainShadowRodBlanks.com | ALPSForeCast.com | Build2Fish.com Re: Walleye jigging rod blank ?
Posted by:
David Baylor
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Date: June 19, 2015 04:09PM
Still being a newbie to rod building I haven't built on many different kinds of blanks, but you may also want to take a look at the Pac Bay, Quickline series of blanks. Although being a little longer than you mentioned, I just built two drop shot / shaky head jig rods for bass on QLSJ782 blanks, and they turned out to be awesome rods. Light, and very sensitive, with a beautiful gloss black finish. Re: Walleye jigging rod blank ?
Posted by:
Marc Morrone
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Date: June 20, 2015 06:20AM
Check out the Batson Revelation 6'2" Med-lite or Medium. Excellent sensitivity, tough blank. Thanks - Marc Keep it simple - that's all I can handle! Re: Walleye jigging rod blank ?
Posted by:
Mark Gerth
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Date: June 21, 2015 11:03PM
Thank you all! Very great suggestions! -mark Re: Walleye jigging rod blank ?
Posted by:
Todd R. Vivian
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Date: June 25, 2015 10:31AM
Mark,
MHX has several models which excel at these applications. Take a look at the DS822-MHX which is available in the classic slate color or the brilliant white. [www.mudhole.com] There is also the HM-DS822-MHX [www.mudhole.com] and the brand new XF (extra fast models) which I personally believe might be the best blank on the market for walleye jigging. [www.mudhole.com] regards, Todd Regards, Todd Vivian Mud Hole Custom Tackle todd@mudhole.com Re: Walleye jigging rod blank ?
Posted by:
Robert Tanner
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Date: June 26, 2015 10:47PM
I like the new MH XFast blanks for jigging for walleyes. Re: Walleye jigging rod blank ?
Posted by:
Nate Nelson
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Date: June 30, 2015 01:46PM
@Mark - did you pick out a blank yet? Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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