Batson rod blanks?

[MikeToole]

When you look at the 2008 Batson catalog it looks like they did away with the SU series except for the 2 piece SUR blank and they do not list SW blanks longer than 8'10". Anybody know anything about this?

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by MikeToole

When you look at the 2008 Batson catalog it looks like they did away with the SU series except for the 2 piece SUR blank and they do not list SW blanks longer than 8'10". Anybody know anything about this?

Apparentrly they will still build them as a special order item with a minimum blank committment from the shop. No idea what the "minimum commitment" number is. CMS will probably commit, though.

It has to do with shipping costs--anything longer than 8'10" is astronomical to ship. It's only cost effective in large lots--say 10 or more blanks at a shot.

[steve]

Wow! Thanks alot guy's. What a plethora of knowledge. I 'm fishing conventional now about 90 precent of the time, so I'm looking for a 8 to 9 footer. I might try Bob at Wickford. He makes a good one and is close. Thanks again!

[MikeToole]

Originally Posted by Mike P

Apparentrly they will still build them as a special order item with a minimum blank committment from the shop. No idea what the "minimum commitment" number is. CMS will probably commit, though.

It has to do with shipping costs--anything longer than 8'10" is astronomical to ship. It's only cost effective in large lots--say 10 or more blanks at a shot.

Thanks for the info. I was thinking it might be something like that when I saw most everything limited to the 8' 10" size.