[sparkplug]

i want to build some 10ft crappie rods this winter and cannot find blanks just for crappie rods. would like to have one piece blanks. any help appreciated...thanks.

[rodtrader]

You can easily take a 9 or 10 foot fly rod blank and just build it into a spinning rod. I have never built a crappie rod before but I would think a 4 or 5 weight would be about right. You can also go with a float rod blank designed to build a steelhead float rod. Batson makes some great ones such as the IST1201, 10 feet long light power, mod-fast action with a 4-8 pound line rating. Lamiglas also makes several nice float blanks that would work.

I'm not sure your going to find a 10 foot one piece blank without going the surf rod route and they would be way to heavy for crappies. Plus you have to consider shipping. Can you image the cost to ship a 11 foot tube????

[Mattman]

1 piece 10' blanks in these kinds of powers don't exist to my knowledge.

Fly rods are commonly used for custom Crappie rod builds. Put a "/16" after the weight of the blank to get a good idea of the max lure weight you can use. 2 thru 5 weights can be used for Crappie with great success.

[sparkplug]

Thanks rodtrader and Mattman for the reply. It looks like I need to rethink my plan for the blank. Looks like I can buy what I need as cheap as if I made it myself... Dan