Thomas, David has given solid advice! It is something you will be very happy to know for further endeavors.
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Well done!
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David, I am the polar opposite of Norman, I beat the fire out of all my gear and the original x rays I built have shown no signs of wear whatsoever. I will say that I don’t put my rods in the locker they remain on my deck
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Kevin, thank you for the suggestion. @ VooDoo rods, PERFECT!! That’s exactly what I am looking for. Tom
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As the subject states, I am looking for some carbon options for the MVT casting seat similar to what you might do with a Fuji KDPS. Thanks Tom
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Colter, Not sure how you Shakey head fish but in the area I am in many thrown them on 1/4 ounce heads and with plastic the whole combo runs about 5/8 of an ounce, we use baitcasters with 12lb flouro and fish up to 18’ of water. The preferred blanks we use are the X Ray SJ736 or the Point Blank 731MXF. I personally prefer the Point Blank .
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If looking for a chatterbait stick take a look at the mhx cb845 ( I don’t like MHX but they did this one right)
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I really like the idea of the carbon seat , but I think they missed the mark by not making this in the style of an ECSM seat
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If weight is a large concern , then your pick should be the IM 769. I have built the HM766 and it came out at 3.6 ounces, a real pleasure to fish with but is lacking in overall power for my preference.
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The SW764 makes a pretty dang good ARIG rod too!
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If lighter than titanium, PLEASE DO IT!
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I prefer the metal winding checks from Hydra over Batsons. I like the profile better
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Ray were you ever able to identify your blanks? I am looking for 709 7379 7383 336 7308 I’ve looked through the catalogs that I have found and am still coming up empty handed. Thanks Tom
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Spiral wrap it and don’t worry about the line dropping below the blank
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Wallace, that blank makes a dandy A rig rod as well!!
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As Spencer suggested the heavy Revalatiin Crankbait in either 7’6” or 8’0” are exactly what your after.
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Michael, to see the performance difference of going smaller search back and see the work Steve Gardner did in the M&M’s post several years back. It does indeed make a difference. As you stated if his knot will pass that’s the critical question, yet there is definitely a performance improvement ( casting length) from 4’s to 3.5’s. Have a great and safe weekend
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I appreciate the suggestions gentlemen, I am gonna order both blanks and give it a shot each way. Thanks Tom
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Good afternoon all, As the subject says, I am looking for a 7’6” version of the MB708. I am thinking I could get very close by cutting down an MB808 to 90”. I tried the delta 767 and it’s far more powerful than what I am looking for. I have a delta version of the MB708 and it seems to be right on track for what I am after except for the length. Thanks Tom
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I call it verticalitis. If there is a vertical surface with nothing on it my wife will put something there.
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Yep very happy Alex, THANK YOU very much for the master list
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I’ve got two that no practical use to myself. They are from my “mystery box” as well
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Andrew, the NRX rods use size 5’s. I feel it is completely user error of the owner stepping on the rods, this particular user has other high end builds using conventional micros and he has yet to break one. I could only guess that the frame of a conventional micro is significantly stronger but I have zero data ( other than the fact they haven’t broken on my builds) to back that up. The NRX rods I
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Andrew, I have both 5’s and 4’s as per the mudhole label on the package. If you don’t feel comfortable using what you have then you should most certainly exchange them for what you feel will work best for your needs. Out of curiosity, what is it that drew you to the Recoils over a micro guide having an insert? I am guessing weight? Regarding durability I have seen more broken Recoils than I h
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It is the best there is IMO!!
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Mhx sj720 & Northfork SB5100 are what your after
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Andrew I just verified the guides I have on hand are indeed the ones you asked about. You are good to go use em!!!
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Andrew it is quite possible I could be confused on the REC, but for my ringed guides, I’ve used Alps, Fuji, Kigan and American Tackle. I’ve used size 2.5’s on a good number of my builds, I don’t care for the 2.5’s on rods that I’ll use 20 lb flouro as I feel the 3’s or 3.5’s work better in that scenario but that is just my opinion. Tom
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Herb, I have those guides currently and their # 4 has a significantly larger opening than my ringed #3’s. Are these not the same guides they used on the Loomis NRX? I have repaired quite a few of the NRX that had broken guides but that was due to user error. Thanks Tom
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Nothing to be concerned with, unless you are using braid to flouro and you don’t like the way the line passes through them with the knot. I have numerous rods built with #3’s (non REC) as runners (I only use straight flouro or straight braid) and have zero issues
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