| |
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
| |
| Rod Building So, you've landed a nice fish on a plug you made, eh? Now, the next step, building your own RODS! |
 |
06-02-2008, 05:12 PM
|
#1
|
|
Work hard. Fish harder.
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 764
|
Baston Enterprises - Rainshadow Blanks
Hi.
I am finally going to build my own surf rod.
I got a budget for this project.
The rod building book is on order.
I am looking for a 9' blank rated for 1 - 3 ozs.
Baston Enterprises has some nice Rainshadow blanks.
Has anyone had experiences (good or bad) with these blanks?
I looked into St. Croix blanks...none that satisfy my requirements.
Thank you in advance.
|
|
|
|
|
|
06-02-2008, 09:28 PM
|
#2
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 66
|
Start here and then search the forums for SW1087 and SU1088 and you'll find lots of info. |
I'm lucky if I can find the water...
|
|
|
|
|
06-02-2008, 09:43 PM
|
#3
|
|
Plug Builder in Training
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: wareham MA
Posts: 4,046
|
the SW 1087 and the 1088 are great rods we sold 100s of each to guys on this board. For the money they are a great buy. I have seen lots of big fish taken on each of them
|
|
|
|
|
|
06-03-2008, 06:03 PM
|
#4
|
|
Work hard. Fish harder.
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 764
|
clueless and mikecc, THANK YOU! for the feedback. Much appreciated.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
06-05-2008, 09:13 AM
|
#5
|
|
Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,270
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by mikecc
the SW 1087 and the 1088 are great rods we sold 100s of each to guys on this board. For the money they are a great buy. I have seen lots of big fish taken on each of them
|
Exactly - the Batson 1088 is probably the best budget all around custom rod you can use. Great blank! |
~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
|
|
|
|
|
06-05-2008, 01:26 PM
|
#6
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 66
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnR
Exactly - the Batson 1088 is probably the best budget all around custom rod you can use. Great blank!
|
SW1088 or SU1088?
Would it be a good pick for tins and smaller jigs, say up to 2 oz, or would a SW1087 be a better choice? |
I'm lucky if I can find the water...
|
|
|
|
|
06-05-2008, 02:51 PM
|
#7
|
|
Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,158
|
The SW is a better all-around stick. The SU doesn't really handle under 2 oz all that well--it's a beast of a 9' rod. I should qualify that by saying that mine's an All Star 1088 but the SUs are suposed to be identical--designed by the same guy.
|
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
|
|
|
|
|
06-08-2008, 07:52 AM
|
#8
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: RI
Posts: 5,704
|
I'm no rod builder but I have a 1088 that I won in a raffle here a few years back and all I can say is that its one hell of a stick.By far my favorite rod in my collection.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
06-11-2008, 03:08 PM
|
#9
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 11
|
there are still a few Allstar 1085/2 blanks in a shop in New Bedford, Mass available which I think fit the 1-3 ounce 9 foot stick quest better than the Rainshadow offerings. I have and use one all the time. 3 would absolutely be tops though IMHO.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:42 PM.
|
| |
Linear Mode
