So the boy's got the bug bad and he wants to build another rod. He wants a larger rod for bass, occasional saltwater, maybe steelhead... 8 or 9 wt. We're gonna get him the components for Christmas, but I was hoping to get some advice on blanks from the rod building gurus who might be reading this here board...
I want to keep the price of the blank @ around 50 bucks, so I figure one of the following blanks might do:
1) Sevier "tiger eye brown" IM6
2) Forecast RX6
3) Jann's Netcraft branded IM6
4) Cabela's "Traditional II"
5) Cabelas's IM7
6) Rainshadow RX7
7) American Tackle Matrix
The last three are pushing the price envelope...
Any advice on these options, or is there another option I'm missing?
TIA
-chuck o.
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