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mine is a rod geeks carbon 5 7'0 medium heavy blank used Fuji cork grips and a exposed reel seat.

the thing can handle anything I cought a 3lb with another 3 pounds of grass and I boat flipped it and it didn't break plus its the best custom fit rod I have built. I just interested what other people got for more rod ideas

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I built a bushido CB72/6-12 specifically for wiggle warts, rock crawlers, and small cranks in the Ozarks... I put pac bay minima guides and made a big knobby burl split grip for it... That rod fits so well for the application...

 

A sneaky one I really ended up liking was a custom rod components AHX72H in teal with large black camo EVA split grip. It was an inexpensive build, it looks kinda obnoxious, but it has just the right action for a big worm.

 

- Jared

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Currently I am in love with my 6'6" light power point blank.  Setup in a spinning configuration paired with a 2000 tatula reel.  Super sensitive and light.  

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No matter how many I build, I keep going back to the 5S69mlxf St Croix I built many moons ago, even though I gave it to my wife when I built a replacement on the newer 6-10 blank.

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There are two very close. One is a casting rod on an original Rodgeeks c473 MHXS. The soft tip and good backbone are a unique and versatile mix. My favorite was not on a high end blank but fished great. It was an MHx 6’9” MLxf DS blank with a Tennessee handle on carbon fiber tube. It had my Minima guides and an Alconite tip top. The experiment of the spinning rod was to build a high performance rod on a budget. Both have since been sold to customers. 

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Lamiglas EC 862, Castaway reel seat, spiral wrapped Alps micros to 3 mm. custom Fluor cork 2 1/2 inch split grips 8 1/2 inch spacing, no foregrip. Pac Bay G 16 winding check, Gudebrod Garnet wraps, and silver 3 wrap trim bands.

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7 hours ago, Delaware Valley Tackle said:

One is a casting rod on an original Rodgeeks c473 MHXS. The soft tip and good backbone are a unique and versatile mix. 

 

That Rod geeks is a good blank.  I built that one tossing tubes.

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Rainshadow Immortal IMMWS68MXF-TC, cork split grip, CRB palm swell reel seat, Mudhole SSR guides.  Use with 2000 reel with 12 or 15 lb braid and 8 lb FC leader.  Use for finesse worms and 1/16 or 1/8 oz TR. 

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Point Blank 701MLF built as a spin, split grip, Fuji KLH to KB/KT runners.  Super rod for finesse, and just about everything else within its power range.  Power is what many would consider medium (CCS numbers) but it fishes like a ML and M power.  It's so good I built one for a very good friend whom I owed a favor.  

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7-3 MHX casting rod med. heavy ecsm reel seat micro guides. best worm rod I have. has a shorter than average length on the handle I like a shorter  handle length ,always have. more like the old Trigger stick handles from way back.

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