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Rod Building So, you've landed a nice fish on a plug you made, eh? Now, the next step, building your own RODS!

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Old 04-19-2007, 10:18 PM   #1
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blank question

anyone ever hear of ranch hander blanks

I had a 1089 in my hand today, feels a lot like a rogue 905

a lot of power, fast tip

any info, experiences would help

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Old 04-20-2007, 07:08 AM   #2
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anyone ever hear of ranch hander blanks

I had a 1089 in my hand today, feels a lot like a rogue 905

a lot of power, fast tip

any info, experiences would help

thanks

jim
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Old 04-20-2007, 08:18 AM   #3
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Yeah, you need another rod...

come on......my collection maKes me look like a beginner compared to what I've seen

felt like a nice blank, a little stiffer than your loomis

defintely not an eel blank, but a hell of a plug blank

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come on......my collection maes me look like a beginner compared to what I've seen

felt like a nice blank, a little stiffer than your loomis

defintely not an eel blank, but a hell of a plug blank
I wrapped an su1088 this winter... ugly as hell, but for plugs... It's an f'ng cannon.

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