looking for blank - "bumping style" catfish blank,

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Re: looking for blank - "bumping style" catfish blank, - 7 feet

Posted by: Billy Vivona (---.nycmny.fios.verizon.net)

Date: May 27, 2018 12:33PM

Either the ROdgeeks XC 732 or 733 will work for this. While these blanks were designed for Inshore SW fishing, they make excellent Catfish rods. I've had a significant increase in Catfishermen asking about the XC's for a wide variety of Cat fishing this year. Guys looking fro light fun rods for dinks going wiht teh 730 and 731, the "normal" fishing applications like you're doing with the 732 and 733. And some looking for beast rods for heavy current and enourmous fish going wiht the 805 and 806.

The relative soft tip from teh S glass/carbon combination, extreme power in teh back end of the blank from the diameter and wall thickness - and the overall weight of the blank being on part with and lighter than 100% traditional carbon blanks has been very popular with fishermen using these rods.

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