I’m looking to add a rod for cranking mostly square bills 1.5s up to some 8.0s. Also throw some other treble baits as well. 

 

The main rod I’ve  been leaning towards is the judge 70Mcg or the 710Mcg cut down to 7’6” off the butt.

 

Any experience with this blank? I’ve already got a reel seat and guides and notified a certain some one I’m gonna need another masterpiece made up for a handle soon. 

Any good Med / mod fast graphite crank bait blank around 7 foot works well. I usually throw them at targets around cover so I don't like too long but 7' gives you some rod to use to steer around junk. 

I’ve been using my immortal 72m that Ghotti built me for them with good success but I also love that rod for shakey heads and sieberts sniper jigs. I’ve been wanting to build a judge for some time now. Next week Planning in ordering the judge and an eternity MH for jogging around cover. 

Berkely Lightning rod. A great, cheap cranking rod. I would also recommend a Ducket ghost.

Seeker BS706-S-glass (7') or BS756-S-glass if you prefer 7'6"

 

Being a glasss blank, it's not as light as many of its graphite cousins, but with the large OD butt, the 706 really doesn't feel any more tip heavy than an MB843 or MB844 in hand.

Rodgeeks makes a glass blank with a graphite or composite butt. Has a slim butt and unique feel. Customers I've built them for love'em. 

On 4/28/2018 at 10:53 AM, Delaware Valley Tackle said:

Rodgeeks makes a glass blank with a graphite or composite butt. Has a slim butt and unique feel. Customers I've built them for love'em. 

I need to check them out. Rainshadow has a line like that but its their trolling rods. Seemed like it would be a cool concept for a casting rod.

Carbon wrap over glass has been around for decades, a great concept. Using glass in the tip where you need durability, without sacrificing a lot of extra weight, because your not using a lot of material. Same reason multi-modulus graphite rods work so well.

On 4/25/2018 at 4:35 PM, clayton86 said:

......notified a certain some one I’m gonna need another masterpiece made up for a handle soon. 

 

Let me get this new idea ironed out and you'll have something quite unique!

15 hours ago, Batson said:

Well that's what The Judge Crankbait lineup up is. RX7 Graphite in the butt, with a carbon wrap for extra support, and S-Glass in the tip section.

My bad didn't realize the Judge was yours. Will check it out ASAP.

12 hours ago, S Hovanec said:

 

Let me get this new idea ironed out and you'll have something quite unigue!

yeah get that new saw going lol

7 hours ago, basscatcher8 said:

 

yeah get that new saw going lol

Not yet.