Help choosing a lamiglas blank

[ivanputski]

thanks for all the quick feedback guys... probably going to take a trip to cms and see what they have... will check saltwater edge also since they are pretty close to gansett. Thumper, I'll call you and definitely take you up on that... maybe tomorrow night!

[numbskull]

A 1201m set up the way Back Beach builds them and the old standard CMS build (although perhaps they have changed) is like two different rods.

Go slow buying a rod with a 40 or 50 mm collector unless you are very sure that is what you will need (i.e., you'll be using heavy mono on a big spooled reel) and only do so after you have held and cast something built for specifically for braid. The same guide system designed for mono is not the best choice when fishing braid. It may work, but you'll own a rod much tip heavier than it needs to be.

[spence]

Originally Posted by numbskull

A 1201m set up the way Back Beach builds them and the old standard CMS build (although perhaps they have changed) is like two different rods.

Go slow buying a rod with a 40 or 50 mm collector unless you are very sure that is what you will need (i.e., you'll be using heavy mono on a big spooled reel) and only do so after you have held and cast something built for specifically for braid. The same guide system designed for mono is not the best choice when fishing braid. It may work, but you'll own a rod much tip heavier than it needs to be.

This is very good advice.

All the stock CMS 10' rods will probably be built with a 50mm collector as they are going for versatility. If you fish braid or want to use a smaller diameter spool you may want to go smaller and move the collector up the blank. I'd think the change in guides (and resulting tension on the blank) would alter the balance of the rod quite a bit.

I've always used 20lb mono on a VS250 and find the 50mm to work well...but YMMV.

-spence

[pmbrac]

CMS built my 1201m this spring. He built it with the 50mm alconite layout.. I like this for this rod because when fishing eels I sometimes use heavy mono. Works awesome for braid as well.. I'm really loving the 1201m.