EODAce26

I recently built two bait casting rods on the elite pro series blanks. The first one was a 7'2 MH Fast action elite pro and I used American Tackle micro guides with nanolite inserts. I intended to use this rod as a Texas rigged senko rod and it doesn't fish that bait particularly well. The rod is very stiff for its rating and action and makes long casts difficult. With that said, I repurposed it to throw heavier baits and it fishes very well. The rod has backbone for days and effortlessly drags big bass to the boat. The second build was on the 7'2 M Fast action elite pro and I have the same complaint. When I purchased it I had hoped it would be a solid light jig rod but it doesn't cast light jigs well because it is too stiff. It did turn out to be a very good Texas rigged worm rod in the opinion though. For the money I am pleased with the blanks I would just suggest that You select a lighter blank than you would think. (I think the blanks fish heavier than they are rated if that makes sense) With all of that said, I also recently built a St. Croix SCV rod with the same nanolite micro guides 7'1 MH X-Fast and that blank is absolutely amazing. Slightly more than twice the price for the blank but the increased performance makes it more appealing to my needs for future builds. (When I have the money) Not sure if you still needed input, but if you did, I hope this helped.