Catfish rod blanks

[JAL]

I haven't wrapped in a number of years, so I haven't keep up with the product offerings, and asking for some recommendations...

 

We have a very respectable fishery on the invasive Blue Cats in local tidal waterways, many 20+ pounders being caught. Thinking about wrapping up some Catfish specials for boat fishing. They need to be able to lob cast up to 4 oz of lead with a nice chunk of mud shad. We have strong tidal flows and the heavier lead is needed to keep the fish finder rigs from drifting in the current.

 

I was thinking S-glass due to the durability aspect, and is a bit lighter than e glass. Other option would be a glass/graphite composite. I don't think I want to do graphite since I don't see the benefits for this type of fishing vs durability/cost, etc. Who offers s-glass blanks nowadays? Any other thoughts other than just buying some Ugly Sticks?

 

JAL

 

 

[ExcessiveAngler]

Are you going to be using spinning reels or conventional on these?

Most of the catfish forums, I lurk on lol, seems they like conventional reels for these beast!

I see a lot of hype about the Rob Geeks Xcomp 732 wrapped as conventional!

 

EA

 

[JAL]

On 1/28/2023 at 2:52 AM, ExcessiveAngler said:

Are you going to be using spinning reels or conventional on these?

Most of the catfish forums, I lurk on lol, seems they like conventional reels for these beast!

I see a lot of hype about the Rob Geeks Xcomp 732 wrapped as conventional!

 

EA

 

Conventional. I will look into the recommended Rod Geeks blank.