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| When comparing 9' rods is there any worth in comparing blank length? In other words is a 9' rod with a 14" butt any different than a 9' rod with a longer butt? For that matter, is an 8'6" rod that has a blank length of 78" much differnet than a 9' rod with an 80" blank? I understand the leverage factor of butt length, but am questioning if there are benefits to the length in the blank? |
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| I can't imagine it makes a huge difference since the rod butts are always close in length, but I've always paid attention to the two seperately. Then again, I tend to overthink everything. |
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Location: Van Buren, Indiana | That's a good question because for me it made all of the difference. If you are palming your reel and throwing crank baits, swimbaits, topwaters, gliders, not having the butt longer is nice. My two custom Pro Edges, and my Hulbert Rod have the 14" or so butt section. But when I would use my MI 9" Supermag for Pounders I could not get the leverage I needed to throw pounders efficiently. So I bought one of James Tackle Industries 9' Mega Heavy for pounders and it was exactly what I wanted, the butt section is 18", just enough to get a little more leverage. It is also good for 10's when you bring them in quick, the rod let's you eight, without so much flex on the rod. Hope this helps!! |
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Location: Hugo, MN | If you were to build two rods on identical 9' blanks and built one with a 16" butt section, and the other with an 18" butt section, you'd be suprised how much different they felt casting. Little things like this, or like cutting one inch off the tip, can make a huge difference in the performance of a rod. It is the reason there are so many custom builders out there. |
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