Blank purchase

[Shortbus Flashers]

Where are the best deals on blanks to be found? I'm wanting to build a 10.5' steelhead bobber rod and need all the pieces.

[Wintu]

Check Batson/Utmost nice people & good products.

[Hookmiester]

mudhole, or one of your local retail rod builders. You can pick up a pretty cheap lami 10.5 light-medium for 80.00 bucks.

[E. Harry]

Where are the best deals on blanks to be found? I'm wanting to build a 10.5' steelhead bobber rod and need all the pieces.
Catchnrelease,
If you are looking for a 10'6" Steelhead bobber rod it is going to be hard to beat the Rainshadow IST1263 or the XST1263. They are both outstanding blanks. Put a set of the new light weight ALPS guides on them and the cost will not break the bank and you will have as good a rod as is available at any price.

[Poindexter]

Pacific Bay makes a reasonably priced blank. I have four or five, and they're good rods, for the price.

[Shortbus Flashers]

Catchnrelease,
If you are looking for a 10'6" Steelhead bobber rod it is going to be hard to beat the Rainshadow IST1263 or the XST1263. They are both outstanding blanks. Put a set of the new light weight ALPS guides on them and the cost will not break the bank and you will have as good a rod as is available at any price.

I would like to keep the blank between 50-80$ if possible. Try and keep the whole rod under $150

[StickFish]

The IST1263F is $86.54 at Anglers Workshop - support your sponsors

[fishfry]

Check Batson/Utmost nice people & good products.

A second for Utmost. I believe they give a 25% discount off of MSRP. Also they have the fastest shipping and great customer service.

[MustangA1X]

A lot of fly blanks work for bobber rods. I check the specials at the suppliers and sometimes find a blank that will suit more than one purpose. Did this with a 12 wt 9ft 6in and made a heavy salmon downrigger rod that I like a lot and recently used a 8 wt 13ft spey blank to make a bobber rod.

[Lady E]

I agree with Stickfish; Anglers Workshop is local and they have always matched prices from other websites. Their service is outstanding or has been in the past; very helpful.

[69scout]

The IST1263F is $86.54 at Anglers Workshop - support your sponsors
+1 on Angler's Work Shop. Dealt with them from the beginning. Top notch service.

[Karry Batson]

I cooked up this all Batson Casting meat and potato recipe for you with cost in mind. There are loads of up grades available but nothing wrong with any one of these items listed. Anglers would be happy to supply any and all of these items for you.

Rod Blank Model # IST1263 Rainshadow RX7 8-12 Butt cap: evabc20 Front Cap: Rear Grip: rg14a-350 Handle Arbor: Reel Seat: GTB16C13.0-B Foregrip: fg35a-250 Winding Check: bwc10 Hookeeper: BHKS Tip Top BPLT06R05.0 1st guide from tip top BFLG06 2nd guide from tip top BFLG06 3rd guide from tip top BFLG06 4th guide from tip top BFLG06 5th guide from tip top: BFLG07 6th guide from tip top: BFLG07 7th guide from tip top: BUDLG08 8th guide from tip top: BUDLG08 9th guide from tip top: BUDLG10 10th guide from tip top: BUDLG10 11th guide from tip top: BUDLG12




Guide spacing Specs(inches from tip, center ring over mark) 4.25-9-14.25-20.25-27-34.5-43-52.5-62.75-74-86

[Shortbus Flashers]

wow, thanks

[mudman]

I like anglers workshop also, although it has been a while since using them.