rubba bubba Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 This one is alot heavier action than what I normally fish and I figure if I don't like it I should be able to sell it. As you can tell by the prior gold/black scheme, I like my wraps to be colorful but the metallic thread is uber difficult to photo up close. Quote
Super User flechero Posted July 1, 2009 Super User Posted July 1, 2009 Looks good! Hope you love the blank. If I ever get caught up, I'll be building the SCV version of that blank. (for me!) Quote
rubba bubba Posted July 1, 2009 Author Posted July 1, 2009 Thanks. I'm not much into the bling for a rod so I like to keep it clean/simple. My next project is the SCIV version of that blank (SCV seems too risky for my use being as brittle as it is). Quote
ernel Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 R/B, I have that same rod I built for slinging jigs. I don't have a lot of slop to throw to, so most of my jig fishing is done near docks and along points and 45 degree banks. It is a little more "stiff" than other mfgs version of MH, but I don't think you will be disappointed at all. Very sensitive blank for sure. Eric Quote
cidgrad96 Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 Given the fact the SCV blanks are usually only retail about $30 more on average than the SCIV for the same model, I would be tempted to go SCV and not sweat it. I've heard of very few breaks on the SCV. Anyone heard different? Be interested to know. If there is a picture, it isn't showing for me, but just a thought and a question I had. Quote
Super User flechero Posted July 1, 2009 Super User Posted July 1, 2009 Quote (SCV seems too risky for my use being as brittle as it is). Who told you that? Unless they have drastically altered the way they make the 09' models (blue and green) you have been fed a line. I can honestly say of all the rods I fish regularly, the SCV's (and SCIV) are not only some of the best, but among the toughest. But mine (SCV's) are the brown ones. Don't be scared of SCV... Quote
rubba bubba Posted July 1, 2009 Author Posted July 1, 2009 I had talked with one of the builders at Mudhole at length on many of the different blanks, not just St. Croix. In comparing the SCIV to the SCIII he had mentioned how it was somewhat more brittle and if scratched would be more prone to breaking than an SCIII because of the higher graphite present. For the SCV, not sure where I heard it but if I do remember Reel Mechanic cautioning on the SCV brittleness in this thread: http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1240678628 Quote
Super User flechero Posted July 2, 2009 Super User Posted July 2, 2009 Any rod can break where scratched or nicked... in fact, that's where most failures do occur. The difference is that the newer high strain rate material blanks are thinner walled, not necessarily brittle. There is a big difference. When you just see high modulus you are probably getting something more brittle... if you see high modulus / high strain (rate) those fibers are much more resilient and not brittle. A brittle rod would explode when you set hook into a snag at close range... I don't want to speak for him but I'll wager a guess... In the thread you linked to, he cautioned against the split seats... if not done perfectly, they alone can cause a failure. (you can read by searching for "tharp style seats") Although he used the term brittle, I think he was saying that the split seats can be trouble, especially when combined with a thin walled blank. (which many people would mistake for brittle) I would guess he didn't want to get into a long post about blank material and construction. Quote
rubba bubba Posted July 2, 2009 Author Posted July 2, 2009 I saw that about the reel seats but his prior post on jerk bait rods not needing to be so lite and brittle (as the 5C) is the one that I took to be an overall concern and not just about the split seat. Maybe he'll see this and post to clarify which would be great. Quote
Super User .RM. Posted July 2, 2009 Super User Posted July 2, 2009 Yes I posted that I wouldn't have built a reactionary bait rod (jerkbait) with an SC5 blank, because it was to light and brittle of a blank and IMPO it really didn't need to be that sensitive of a blank. It could have been built on an SC2 blank and still been a well balanced jerkbait rod for a lot less $$... This comes from building a 7' HF and a 6'6" MHF both in SC5 and both breaking at a point on the blank that was nicked buy (on the HF a JIG) and high sticked, and (on the 6'6" MHF by a spinnerbait) on hook set. The SC3 Avid blanks are all the tourney anglers that I build for want, and they are holding up better than the higher strain blanks..... I have also built on the SC2 Premier blanks and had some anglers tell me that they were a more sensitive rod than even their production SC3's. Tight Lines All!!! Quote
cidgrad96 Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 thumbs up on the avids! I've got a 3C62MXF - use it for topwater. I've caught quite a few stripers in the 4-5# range on it and one 8#, who knows how many bass. The rod has held up wonderfully. Now I do admit, letting the stripes pull drag, not high sticking, etc has helped it survive... But those are really good blanks for the $. Quote
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