VMAXX Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 Im thinking of trying to build a flippin rod similar to the new ones castaway is making I first saw this design about two years ago in a flw outdoors mag. , anyway my problem is I want to use a loomis blank and I want the rod to be 8' in length but the only blanks I've seen are steelhead blanks that are 8' 6" is it possible to cut a blank down ? I realize the action will change but for this rod stiffer is better, Am I going the wrong way here ? thanks for your input Vmaxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 You don't want to use a Steelhead blank!! The design of a Steelhead blank is completely different than the design of a Flippin' stick. The two are nowhere near the same. You would be terribly disapointed. Cutting 6" out of a blank isn't a really big deal though. IF you had a blank that would work in the first place. I would extend a 1 piece 7'6" Flippin Stick. Or I would find an 8 footer from another manufacturer. Quite honestly, Loomis isn't the holy grail of fishing rods any more. Quite a few other high quality manufacturers out there. Take a look at Shikari and Rogue. http://www.shikariblanks.com/ http://www.roguerodsusa.com/ I know that Shikari has several 8 footers in their line. And I know that St. Croix has a 7'10" in their Avid line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
