Im looking for a pretty stout spinning rod in a 2-piece setup and not really finding what Im looking for. So Im considering bulding one for myself. I built a flipping rod off an mhx kit a few years ago, and ended up cutting off the guides and installing a lighter set of micro guides for it—its now probably one of my favorite rods. They make a 7’6” MH/fast 2-piece spinning rod blank that seems perfect (its billed as a popping cork/allaround inshore/freshwater blank, which sounds perfect). Questions I have are:
*Are there other similar blanks in that price range I should look at?
*What should I be looking for in guides (brand/model as well as sizing)? I like a nice, lightweight guide setup. This will spend most of its life with a 4000 size spinning reel throwing 30lb braid or similar. Im not sure how to size the guides or figure out whats nice and whats fantastic, etc.
Thanks in advance.