So I went to the Canal
 

with MAC, Slipknot, and Mike P and got hooked on the ditch. My question is this : What rod should I get ( or blank to wrap) to throw 3-4-5 oz. jigs?
BTW, thanks for the great night, guys!

You should get the one that Slip, Mac and I were using ;)

All Star 1209 or the Breakaway factory rod that's built on the blank. Throwing Timber has one for sale in the Classifieds.

The Batson Rainshadow SU 1209 is a very close approximation if you can't find an All Star/Breakaway.

Other blanks that will work---Lamiglas XRA 126 1MH, GSB 132 1M or 120 1M, or the old glass standy-by SB 121 3M.

uh oh.... the boyz have wrecked another one!:bl2:

what Mike said

Thanks.

Where does one find a XRA 126 1MH
Is that rod slightly heavier (in action) than the new 1205

The only shop that has any right now is CMS. Mike's been waiting since last November for his order.

It's a totally different rod than the 1205. Very parabolic. The best way I can describe it is, it's a lighter, crisper-actioned 121 3M.

Don't be misled by the 4-6 oz rating. I can cast 2 oz on it without much trouble at all. And it will do 6.

I love Parobolic.But my honey rod has been getting dusty.I picked up a 1205 an couldn't really feel much differencne from my gsb120 1M.I would like to try a the arra wit the different number. i thought they stopped makin em.I absolutely love the xra 1322.Has that nice parabolic bend u mentioned.But cast's much better than the glass.Lami is the worst on lure ratings thats why they get so many rods back broken.If i casted 5 onces wit my gsb 10 fter for a week it would be in 2 pcs in 3 days.

nib, lami no longer lists the xra1261mh in their 2006 blank catalog. it may be discontinued or only special order/limited runs.

xra1205 is a little faster in action than the gsb1201m. they both have about the same power/lure range. the xra1322 is closer to action than the 1201m.

almost all of the gsb-surf serries blanks are incorrectly labeled; typically too high on the line/lure/power range.

I spoke to Charlie from CMS at the MSBA show. He told me that it's a minimum 10 blank order. The blank has limited appeal---Canal guys, mostly. Which is a shame, because it's a much more versatile rod. It is mis-rated as a 4-6 oz blank. 2-6 is really more like it. It's an excellent rod for big wooden swimmers. Pops a Polaris better than the 1322. Light sinker and bait, chunking Canal-style, even big snakes, it's capable of doing all that. Like I said, it's a graphite 121 3M, at least to me. Probably the most parabolic of all of the Arra rods. Bends almost to the seat when you lean into a good fish.

well, as far as the 10 blank min- if you guys do it count me in for 1... Just 9 more to go :hee:

Sounds like i gotta get me one.The 1322 is just to long sometimes on some rocks It has so much leverage u almost get yanked off.the 120 1m is ok if i wanna go as low as redfins but when u trow bigger stuff all night it's a little under gunned.I have a 542 I use for that app.but i ain't gettin any stronger with age.an all nighter's seem to be touhger every year.

I was in cms a couple weeks ago and they had a 1261 finished and on the rack for sale....

I wanna wrap one spinning.or have one wrapped.Titanium guides.

I like the XRA 1205 for the canal.

I'm getting quite an education here, More than I saw coming. But then again, isn't that always the way. I wish I'd seen the other blanks in action, but we still have a coupla months and the Winter will be long. Again, thanks guys.

:shocked: You know the beach is gone bad when you read read something like this.

Ther canal is great but I found another set of beaches and have been doing fairly well, thank God for boats to get there.

I had and fished a 126 for 4 or 5 years. But like the all star 1209 much better for jigging. the 126 will handle these weights nicely but doesn't like 6 oz the way the 1209 does. Some days when it is really ripping 6 is needed to get down quickly. As stated above the 126 is more parabolic and not as fast as the 1209. With the faster tip I loose fewer jigs than I did fishing the 126. Nothing against the Lami it is a great stick.