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blank for 1/8 oz buzzbaits
looking to get more distance,I fish with med/hvy rods and can spit as far as I can cast that little buzzbait so I seldom use it, when I do it is productive.I am wondering if a med light is to whimpy around grass and a medium to much power for 1/8 oz.As far as blank action mf or fast?Looking to be 7ft to 7ft6 using 10 # braid and kw spinning guides.Any input from you guys that build lighter rods will be appreciated
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Check out some of the Batson popping blanks 843 might be worth a look and if that is too heavy drop down to an 842. I know they come in 7 foot and i think 7 and a half foot also. You can check them out at Utmost Enterprises and they are really good people to deal with.
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165 Custom Baits
1/8 ounce buzzbaits are a royal pain to cast. If the blade catches air they fall out of the sky like a feather. When we fished them (rarely) we threw them on spinning tackle with 10# mono. Rod length or action didn't seem to make that much difference.
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This is not really what you are asking about but I throw a 1/8oz. Cavitron on 15 lb. line with no problem. The key is to use a sparse skirt so it does not catch air and wire tie it. I throw it on a Dobyns 705cb glass mh. I also sometimes use a Ima Lil Voice which has a 1/4oz head but a really small frame that casts like a bullet. The problem with it is I wish they would upsize the hook and they are a little pricey.
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could not find a 842 designation but I am going to guess that is the 7ft ml popping and I am leaning that way,sparse skirt(1 tab?)and wire tie,I can make that happen and will ty it out was also thinking about no skirt and sliding a small grub on the hook.Thank you gentleman for your suggestions.Not going to buy the blank for a couple of weeks,need to take the wife to Vagas for her birthday then I can get back to the important stuff(more blank suggestions would be interesting)
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Batson Rainshadow popping blanks from Utmost Enterprises.
RAINSHADOW RX6 POPPING ALL PURPOSE MODERATE FAST ACTION
Colors:
CG = Clear Gloss
CB = Cobalt Blue
PNK = Pink
W = White
MODEL |
LENGTH |
COLOR |
LINE-WT |
LURE WT |
BUTT |
TIP |
POWER |
MSRP |
SP840 |
7' |
CG |
4-6 LB |
1/32-3/16 |
.374 |
4.5 |
UL |
$43.18 |
SP841 |
7' |
CG |
4-10 LB |
3/16-3/8 OZ |
.390 |
4.5 |
L |
$52.95 |
SP842 |
7' |
CG, CB, PNK, W |
6-12 LB |
1/8-3/8 OZ |
.390 |
4.5 |
ML |
$54.80 |
SP843 |
7' |
CG, CB, PNK, W |
8-14 LB |
1/4-5/8 OZ |
.478 |
5.0 |
M |
$58.45 |
SP844 |
7' |
CG, CB, PNK, W |
10-20 LB |
1/4-3/4 OZ |
.494 |
5.5 |
MH |
$61.33 |
SP942 |
7'10" |
CG |
6-12 LB |
1/8-3/8 OZ |
.417 |
4.5 |
ML |
$58.35 |
SP943 |
7'10" |
CG |
8-14 LB |
1/4-5/8 OZ |
.532 |
5.0 |
M |
$64.00 |
SP944 |
7'10" |
CG |
10-20 LB |
1/4-3/4 OZ |
.495 |
5.5 |
MH |
$66.03 |
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I just built two of these and really like them. This would be the perfect blank for what you want. MHX Elite X NP903 series
https://www.mudhole.com/MHX-Elite-X-Rod-Blank-NP903