I just completed building my new Jerkbait Rod. Its a St Croix 5C66MHF blank cut down to 6'3". Graphite Handle, Pac Bay Split reel seat, AmTak Titan guides, Fuji Titanium Tip, Spiral Wrapped. Nothing to special, stealth wrapped guides with gold trim. I am not into the real "flashy" side, I tend to build everything stealth.

Here is a couple pics:

looks classy!   8-)

looks amazing, I love st croix and shimano. Great work

That is one sick combo! Nice work.

That is one fine piec of work.

 That's simply how its done! Your wraps, finish, handle, etc... all look great!  Beautiful rod and great reel selection!

8-)

I love it, especially with the new Curado. Nice work!

Looks great!

That looks nice - very nice job.  You should be proud of that.

Saweeeeeeeet!

Very nice work. Something to be proud of for sure! Thanks for posting pics.

Ronnie

Very sharp - the wraps are super clean and the rod finish is excellent (very even; very nice).  I commend you on getting a reel with the handle on the correct side.

I commend you on getting a reel with the handle on the correct side.

Only if he took the picture in a mirror, is the reel handle is correct!  

 very nice rod

how much did the rod cost you?

Just wondering because I'm trying to get into building split grip rods myself

Great looking rod and combo

Stinky,

Why the 5C blank? I have wrapped a couple of the 4C blanks for jigs and worm because the client wanted sensitivity, but a jerk bait rod is throwing reactionary baits no need to be so lite and brittle...

Any way another good looking stick....

Tight Lines!!!!  

Reel Mech,

There was a local shop near me, who sold rodbuilding supplies and they had a going out of buisness sale and I picked it up at a very good price, so I opted to build it on that. If it wasnt for that, I would have built it on the 3c.

Stinky,

I C....Great job on the build...

Be careful I have had the really high end blanks and split seats fail on me (very brittle).

Tight Lines!!!!  

Thanks,

Yeah I am kind of worried about that too. Always wanted to try the split seat, and after fishing it for a week on Erie, I am not sure I really like the split seat, atleast on a jerkbait rod. This might become my new Tube Rod.