11-14-2007, 10:16 PM
[cool][#0000ff]I love throwing light jigs on a light baitcast rod. If you get a good light reel, with quality innards and adjustability, you can spool up with 6# line and throw jigs as light as 1/16 oz. Even better is the feel while retrieving and the control when you hook a larger fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]At one point, not being able to find light casting rods, I built 4 at a time on 7' light spinning blanks. I also like a fast action for pitching the light jigs. Since then, I have built several on six foot blanks and love them all. That blank would be an ideal starting point. Depending upon your physical size and what kind of fishing you do, you may never lust after a longer or shorter rod.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The blank you linked should work great for what you have in mind. All you have to decide is what kind of reel seat you want, what kind of material for the handle, how long, and how many guides of what type.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you have never built a rod, I would be happy to help you put together the components and help you build it. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]At one point, not being able to find light casting rods, I built 4 at a time on 7' light spinning blanks. I also like a fast action for pitching the light jigs. Since then, I have built several on six foot blanks and love them all. That blank would be an ideal starting point. Depending upon your physical size and what kind of fishing you do, you may never lust after a longer or shorter rod.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The blank you linked should work great for what you have in mind. All you have to decide is what kind of reel seat you want, what kind of material for the handle, how long, and how many guides of what type.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you have never built a rod, I would be happy to help you put together the components and help you build it. [/#0000ff]
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