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As stated I can't decide which blank to choose for a new jiggin rod, I will be pitching and vertical jigging with it....options are

Batson RevS68ML -SB

RevS68M-SB

XSW68MX ( this ones a bit more and weighs less)

Mhx HMSJ782

HMSJ783

All of the batson blanks are a hair longer so pitching would be better with them as far as distance goes. I'm leaning to the XSW68MX but have never fished one so I don't want to end up with builders remorse, I know what I am getting with the mhx since I have almost all mhx rods now but in the lower modulus model....thoughts?

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I've built on the xsw68mx many times for me and for other people. It's an awesome blank. By far my favorite rod. Put some decent guides on there and you will have a better rod than almost any that you can buy off the shelf. Google "get bit". If you haven't already found them. They had a good sale going for awhile, I think they still do. From what I've heard, Batson's RX8 blanks are made at the St. Croix plant. I can't recommend them enough. They are all I buy anymore.

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I'm leaning to the XSW68MX but have never fished one so I don't want to end up with builders remorse,

You will have builders remorse with this blank. Not that it is a bad blank (I have one) its that it will not fit what you are looking for. This blank is a all a round lake fishing blank. Better suited for rigging and jigging, but leaning more to the rigging end.

A lot of the XSW,XSB and RX7 Batson blanks are now discontinued (along with my favorite river walleye blank of all time)to make room for two new lines that are being released as I type this at ICAST.

A New RX8 blank "IMMORTAL" and an all new RX9 "ETERNITY²".

Price points TBA in the next few weeks.

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