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sturgeonkid
03-08-2008, 11:38 AM
I would like to by a blank that i can use on Steelies and Salmon. I dont want to spend a whole lot of money as this would be my first attempt at building a rod. Please PM me if you have any. I also trout fish and sturgeon fish so any blanks really would be great. Trade 3 salmon rods also...:meme:
Okay i started reading up on it and i am for sure going to buy one!! Probably just a nice little trout pole for starters. What should o be looking for? Like a good tip diameter, Action, Power, and butt diameter? Please any info would be great!!
MustangA1X
03-08-2008, 01:51 PM
If I were in your shoes I might do a one piece light or ultralite trout rod. That would be cheap, quick, and easy and you would learn the basics before you did the bigger rod.
Gooey
03-10-2008, 12:18 PM
One thing I can recommend is doing a test run on some spare cork. I bought several nice blanks and I wasnt sure as to how to shape the top of the fore-grip. I took and old broken rod and epoxied on 4 sets of 4 rings and then practiced different shapes on my lathe.
You can always cut of some bad/uneven wraps and redo but if you take too much off while turning your cork....thats a real problem. I bought 8 feet worth of 1/2 rings so I while cherry picking the good stuff, I set the cruddy rings aside for that experiment.
Otherwise, dont be afraid of using a long blank (more guides/wraps) or expensive blank, as long as you do the cork lathing and epoxy well, all other problems you may encounter can be redone easily. PS - my first blank was a Sage 3113 and it turned out great!
CRD4Liberty
03-11-2008, 06:38 AM
Get with Angler's Workshop, they usually have a few blanks that can be had a good or reduced reduced prices. They can set you up with everything you need for this first rod.
sturgeonkid
03-13-2008, 08:40 PM
So where in woodland is Anglers Workshop?? Does anyone know the address or has a map? I am in beaverton and am thinking of making a trip up saturday. Thanks for the help.
leadlobber
03-13-2008, 09:04 PM
anglers is right next to lamiglas right side of the highway
StickFish
03-15-2008, 10:46 AM
Take the Woodland exit going North on I5. Get in the left lane and go straight through the intersection (right lane is right turn only). Go about a 1/4 mile, Anglers is the brown wooden building next to Lamiglas
Uncle Milty
03-20-2008, 12:44 PM
Check out Cabela's Fish Eagle II steelhead blanks. I've built a lot of them. They are under $30, which makes them about the cheapest blank you'll find.
I have built several rods using the Rainshadow blanks. Their quality of blanks rival other high end rods and their customer service is great. http://www.batsonenterprises.com/