Freshwater, bait cast, over 7 feet, casting top water poppers and zara spooks. suggestions for blanks?
Thanks,
Buzz

[www.bassresource.com]

The link posted above make an interesting read.

However, if you want to go with a longer rod; perhaps one of the steel head blank in the appropriate action and power might appeal to you. 8,9,10, 11 feet?

[www.rainshadowrodblanks.com]

Take a look at popping rods,. They make great top water rods. They have a softer tip but plenty of backbone. Can be made spinning or casting. A lot of very good brands out there.
Norm

You also might take a look at hot-shot blanks. They also have light tips and a ton of backbone.

Try and American Tackle Bushido CB72/8-15 or the CB72/10-20 . The blank is a Crank Bait/Popping Blank, and probably the best kept secret in the industry. I use the CB72/8-15 for Small Mouth rigged with a Lew's MB reel and 10 lb Combat Braid.

We have 2 blanks that would fit that need. The first is the Elliott E-C7MH this is your prototypical topwater rod with power and castability. The light tip casts lighter weight lures with ease, while the heart of the blank offers ample power for larger lures and shoulder-jarring hooksets. Supremely versatile, the E-C7MH-F excels for jigs, Texas rigs, topwaters, spinnerbaits and buzzbaits, as well as pitching to sparse cover. [getrodblanks.com]

I fish topwaters with the the Elliott AP 7 M this rod is pure fun and super lightweight. The fun factor with this one is high. But if you're fishing pad fields and super heavy under cover I'd fish the C7MH. I use this rod for poppers, prop baits and walk-the-dog baits in medium cover and it's one of my favorite rod to fish. The blank weighs 2.07 ounces! The model I use has a Syncork handle and uses Sea Guide Hero SCXQRSG guides and the total weight is 3.8 ounces. [getrodblanks.com]

Thanks for the consideration.

Pete Riola
High performance blanks by Gregg Thorne
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pete@getrodblanks.com

We'd recommend our RainShadow Immortal IMMP76M 7'6", 8-14lb w/ lure weight 1/4-5/8oz., Mod-fast and Medium Power.
This model and length also comes in ML and MH Power, depending on the lures you're using.

Check out more information at: [www.rainshadowrodblanks.com]

James Taylor
Batson Enterprises
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thank you everyone. just the kind of information I was looking for.

Buzz