Thread: Blanks advice :

Just wanted to get some feedback about a King Rod built on a Seeker CLB806 ,8 foot blank cut down from the the butt to 7' 9" for throwing LYs .All thoughts pos. or neg. appreciated .

I don't know about the blank but I like the 7'9" length for traveling. I wishing my 8 was a 7'9" and my 8.5 was a 8'3". That little bit of difference would make life easier for me.

I have an LB 706 (almost 20 years old) and it has slayed many a king.
It casts even a small bait yet has PLENTY of 'backbone'.
Sometimes though I wish it were a bit longer though, so trimming a few inches off the butt sounds good to me ;-)

Originally Posted by JasonPosey

I don't know about the blank but I like the 7'9" length for traveling. I wishing my 8 was a 7'9" and my 8.5 was a 8'3". That little bit of difference would make life easier for me.

The trimming to 7' 9" was actually a little trick that came from Steve M. Makes it just right for traveling and with staying in a condo it is just the right length so that the tip is not always scrubbing the ceiling .

stay in one with 9ft ceilings....

I have been collecting several 2pc lately, for the future trips without the van....my luck, a move might happen and I won't need 2pc

The blank is a good blank. I'm building one now for someone and I may have to get one for myself.