Blank for musky trolling?

[FishinFreaks]

I want to build myself a rod for trolling 10 - 14" jakes. I'm thinking an 8 - 9' rod. It obviously needs to have a strong backbone, but it alson needs to have a soft enough tip for the cranks to bounce off the rocks and still have enough give so they don't hang up.

Any suggestions?

[upnorth]

Not a blank but maybe a style. I would look at a west coast salmon rod. The make some pretty meaty trolling/drift rods.