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Mike P · 07-11-2002, 11:37 AM

For chunking, it's hard to beat the standard Canal 9' chunking rod. It's usually made by taking a 10' Lamiglas E-glass SB 121 3M blank and taking a foot off the butt. You need something with that kind of guts to try to turn a nice fish especially if you're gonna be fishing around the bridge abutments.

You can make a lighter stick by taking whatever length you want from the butt of a SB 136 2F. I have a 9-1/2' spinning rod that started it's life as an 11'4" 2F blank. Still has plenty of backbone but a somewhat lighter tip section than a shortened 121 3M.

Between the possibility of contact with the rocks, and the strain that trying to horse a nice fish away from those barnacle encusted abutments will put on a rod, I'd stay away from most graphite blanks for that job.

07-11-2002, 11:37 AM	#4
Mike P Jiggin' Leper Lawyer iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E Posts: 8,158	For chunking, it's hard to beat the standard Canal 9' chunking rod. It's usually made by taking a 10' Lamiglas E-glass SB 121 3M blank and taking a foot off the butt. You need something with that kind of guts to try to turn a nice fish especially if you're gonna be fishing around the bridge abutments. You can make a lighter stick by taking whatever length you want from the butt of a SB 136 2F. I have a 9-1/2' spinning rod that started it's life as an 11'4" 2F blank. Still has plenty of backbone but a somewhat lighter tip section than a shortened 121 3M. Between the possibility of contact with the rocks, and the strain that trying to horse a nice fish away from those barnacle encusted abutments will put on a rod, I'd stay away from most graphite blanks for that job. Last edited by Mike P; 07-11-2002 at 11:39 AM..