Larson01 Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Im looking for a 6'6" medium action fiberglass blank to use for another downrigging rod, and all I can seem to find is really expensive St. Croix ones. Anyone know any good dealers that could get me one for say 40 bucks?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Send Kris at Lakelady Rods and email, he may be able to help you out.Here is his site. LakeLady Rods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushing Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I like Gator Glass blanks. Cheap and extremely durable. I just ordered a 7'6 15-50lb blank for another flathead rod, but they make all types of blanks. Mudhole is where I get most my building supplies from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larson01 Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 Thanks a lot for the help, those gator glass ones are very affordable, and those lakelady ones look very high quality, im going to check into both. thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larson01 Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 Ok, so I ended up getting a gator glass blank, and it is huge! I cant seem to find cork that has a .819 inner diameter, does anyone know where i can get grips to fit a blank that big? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMAN Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 You'll have to ream one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Yep start filing I file all my handles to fit anyway, not tape or bushings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larson01 Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 Alright, I found a .75ish one, so I shouldn't have to file much. Now the only bad thing is I will have to return my old handle kit, because I decided not to pay attention to the size haha. One more question though, will regular size guides like you would use on a medium graphite rod work, or will i have to get bigger ones because of the size of the blank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushing Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Blank size doesn't really matter in terms of guide size except make sure you get the right tube size for your tip top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMAN Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Correct, you could use micro guides if you wanted, but being a downrigger rod you would gain nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larson01 Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 Alright, thanks for the help, I already made sure I had the right top and I think these guides will be a pretty good size for it as far as looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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