I'm thinking of building a crankbait rod on a graphite blank. I throw mostly DT 10s, SK series 5s and some others that dive in the 8-12 ft range. I see that Bushido, MHX, and RX7 have graphite CB blanks so looking for opinions on those or others and and in which model.

Thanks!
Joe

Hey Joe! Check out Rod Geeks blanks as well. They're in partnership with St. Croix, and helped design them. Great prices as well. I have no experience with them but have one on the way. If They're as good as I've read then They'll be a Great buy. Take care.

Joe, the only one of those blanks I have built on (I've only built 4 rods thus far) is the Rainshadow RX7 crankbait blank. Awesome blank !!! Nice and straight, flawless finish on the blank, very light, and a super smooth action.

I built a 6' rod from a trimmed down CB66MH blank that I use to throw 1.5 and 2.5 square bills, and some fairly large wakebaits and it's perfect for them. I also throw a 3/4 oz. Jackall Giron with it, as well as an 3/4 oz. KVD 8.0 Magnum squarebill with it. It could handle those baits a little better than it does, but I think it being a 6' rod has a lot to do with it. Also, I lost a bit of power by trimming 6" off the butt to obtain the 6' rod length. It truly is a great blank though.

I actually plan on replacing a 7' factory crankbait rod I have with a rod built on an RX7 crankbait blank. When I do that, I'll be using the CB70H blank, simply because I plan on throwing some larger baits than you mentioned.

Based on how this rod I built performs, I have no doubts that the DT10's, Strike King 5's and 5 XDs as well other similarly sized baits would fish beautifully on a Rainshadow CB70MH blank. And even on the CB70H blank that I already mentioned.

It really is a great blank.



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Joe,

I use the Swampland Rich Forhan Legacy Elite 765 trimmed to 7'. I took about 1/4" off of the tip and the rest from the butt. If you are willing to give glass a try, you won't regret it. Another glass blank worth a good look is the Lamiglas MB 84 1E.

for what you are throwing you will love the Bushido CB72/10-20. Bushido blanks are SUPER STRONG!

if you are ever looking for a blank to throw the bigger cranks like the DD22 or 10XD we have a new blank that was designed specifically for those... the CB710/15-30.

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I have the lighter Bushido CB rod (CB68/6-12)and the heavy magbass rod, (MB68/12-20) both very nice. I think Bushidos are not fully appreciated, a lot of performance there at a great price.

I have no experience with the other blanks.

Joe,
MHX has crank bait models available in Graphite, Composite & fiberglass. All with very specific applications listed. There is a model for virtually any cranking application.
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If you have any questions about specific applications please feel free to contact us here at Mud Hole.

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Todd

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Todd Vivian
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