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#925803 - 03/25/15 10:37 AM 9/10 wt fly blank?
l3r Offline
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Registered: 01/05/15
Posts: 13
Im planning on getting a 11' fly rod blank 9/10 wt and making a spinning rod. how heavy of lure can i throw and what would be the line rating?

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#925805 - 03/25/15 10:55 AM Re: 9/10 wt fly blank? [Re: l3r]
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Sounds pretty ghey....for springer's?
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#925809 - 03/25/15 11:06 AM Re: 9/10 wt fly blank? [Re: l3r]
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Why not get a spin blank for the weight you want to cast?
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#926061 - 03/28/15 11:17 AM Re: 9/10 wt fly blank? [Re: l3r]
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Registered: 06/23/99
Posts: 400
Loc: Yakima, WA
It will be much lighter than you think.
I learned this the hard way, after building a rod out of a 7 wt. Fly rods have nearly all of their backbone in the last 10-14 inches of the butt. That puts it all inside the handle behind the reel of a spin or casting rod.
The blank you described should make a nice light/medium side drift or float rod.

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#926140 - 03/29/15 09:09 AM Re: 9/10 wt fly blank? [Re: l3r]
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Buy a center pin rod
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#926203 - 03/29/15 09:17 PM Re: 9/10 wt fly blank? [Re: l3r]
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Parr

Registered: 04/09/14
Posts: 43
Back in the day... mid 80's I think...we thought we were hot stuff building jig rods from 10 wt fly blanks in 10'6". They worked very well. Michigan-style handles were nice. This was before float/jig rods were widely available. I still have one, and still use it from time to time and don't feel too handicapped by the relative slowness compared to what's available now.

That said, you could get a better, lighter spinning rod off the shelf for 100$ or so.

If your intent on the fly blank idea, I never went above 10# mono on mine. 20# Fireline seemed to work about right also. Handled up to a half ounce or so nicely. Caught a few on spinners and drift gear with it also. With a decent blank you should have a nice rod.


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