7'6" blank?

[Josh_Bovaird]

I got a MHX fs904 kit to build for Christmas I'm gonna get started on.  But I'm curious how the MHX Elite Pro Blank EPS90HF compares to it?  My buddy might buy this rod off me after I build it and I'm gonna build another and got looking at the Elite series.  Gonna be mostly running 3/4oz with it.

Is there any other rod blanks you guys suggest?  Ive got around 100-150 to spend on a blank.

[Josh_Bovaird]

24 minutes ago, 5965derek said:

Hard to be the blank you're building on. I have built a cple on that blank with good results.  I have no experience with the other tho so no help there.

It seems like a nice blank I just seen the Elites are a smaller diameter and rated for 1/2-1oz

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

The elite pro is a higher modulus. They are extra reinforced compared to the HM line. They're designed to withstand tournament use durability is non problem. Whether they're worth the extra $ is up to you. Myself I reserve HM blanks for finesse rods.  The standards are no slouch especially for the price. 

[MickD]

I'm wondering if blanks breaking on hook sets may be due to high sticking or rods having been damaged before the hook set.  I've NEVER broken a rod on a fish.  I suspect something else is going on rather than just a hook set.  IMHO

[Josh_Bovaird]

9 hours ago, Delaware Valley Tackle said:

The elite pro is a higher modulus. They are extra reinforced compared to the HM line. They're designed to withstand tournament use durability is non problem. Whether they're worth the extra $ is up to you. Myself I reserve HM blanks for finesse rods.  The standards are no slouch especially for the price. 

Thanks I think I'm gonna build the 7'6" EPS90MHF for dragging around a 1/2oz texas rig or football jig.  Seems like a killer rods for the deep grass beds on Cayuga.

[Big Bait Fishing]

an excelllent blank for big jigs is the Phenix Ultra 707H , a 7'7'' heavy/fast blank that's light .sensitive , & strong . they retail for $139 ..

[Josh_Bovaird]

9 hours ago, Big Bait Fishing said:

an excelllent blank for big jigs is the Phenix Ultra 707H , a 7'7'' heavy/fast blank that's light .sensitive , & strong . they retail for $139 ..

Ill check them out I had a 100$ mudhole card to burn up