Rod building

[bull_bluegill]

I have a couple of fly rods that I put together myself, and it was pretty enjoyable doing it. And it's cool knowing that I built them when I'm catching fish.
I've been thinking about building myself a heavy casting rod for stripers and cats, but so far, I haven't found any good deals on blanks. I'm checking on Ebay for 'em now.

[apb]

...I've been thinking about building myself a heavy casting rod for stripers and cats, ....

Check out the Rainshadow/Batson SWS series. I have built rods on the SWS70L, SWS70M, SWS70HM, and SWS597 blanks. The last one is 7'10", the rest are 7 foot. The SWS70M is my main rod for throwing plugs to Stripers on Cumberland. The SWS597 is a heavier blank that I've used to throw larger plugs to stripers and bluefish in the ocean. Will also use it to throw larger plugs if I get down to the Cumberland River. Good blanks and not that expensive.

Andrew