Backbone with Balance (pulsing deep cobalt blue)Part 2, Seat - Guides - Placement here...
If there were a few good rods ready to take on true beast of the blue then this is one of them. I'm not talking about the ones we see caught every season, I'm talking about the ones we see once or twice a generation. Can we put the expectations of such achievement on one name, one style, one method, or one rod? Certainly not, but if I have been blessed to fight that one fish and have the odds live up to my grit and determination, I will be more than humbled to put in my efforts in order to defeat the beast and win the fight.
That being said, this blank is proven in Prince Edward Island's North Lake along with off the near shores of Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
Welcome the Blackhole Big Game Blank:
Composition: Nano-Carbon Graphite
Length: 6'
Weight: 11 ounces
Butt ID/OD: 19mm/22mm
Tip: 4mm
Jig weight: 1000-2000g
Max Jig weight: 2500g
PE line rating: 12-25
With comparison to Blackhole 78N Butt diameter:
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I am building this rod and came up with a few concerns.
Seat:
Can I still use Fuji DPS-LD20 with #40+ of drag or should I be recommended the Fuji Deluxe Heavy Duty BPS20 or all graphite DPSH20?
I see Kil has posted regarding graphite over aluminum reel seats with this particular blank so metal is not an option.
Guides:
Any layout for the Fuji HBNG? Is this what you can recommend as it's SIN II or should use a certain SIC guide layout?
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Deciding on which "giant fish" I want to target and where they live is getting difficult, I may need two blanks to fish with
I am deciding between pure stand up layout or keeping the longer rear grip and full length at 6' for a deep drop rod.
After getting some help on the topic I decided to use ring guides over roller.
Also decided on size 22 Fuji graphite seat over a size 20. After sliding a 20 seat on the blank around 12" from the butt, the ID clearance is less then 1/8". The last thing I want to do is have contact with the blank.
This isn't a light inshore surf rod from the 80's :-)
Next is deciding on acid wrap or traditional.
