the_johnvierra Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 Hey guys, rookie rod builder here, what blanks is everybody running for a deps 250, I would preferably have something that can go up to about 8 ounces comfortably but doesn’t have to be, let me know what you guys are using, any help is appreciated, thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 Phenix 869H-XF blank, cut 2 1/2 inch off the butt and 1/3 inch of the tip 16.5 mm reel seat 2.8mm tip top. jthod 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bass_blaster Posted August 29, 2020 Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 I love the Phenix 809XHJ. So much so, that I’ve made three of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_johnvierra Posted August 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Bass_blaster said: I love the Phenix 809XHJ. So much so, that I’ve made three of them. Have you thrown a 250 on it? How does it handle it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jthod Posted August 29, 2020 Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 15 hours ago, trav said: Phenix 869H-XF blank, cut 2 1/2 inch off the butt and 1/3 inch of the tip 16.5 mm reel seat 2.8mm tip top. Clean setup, looks great trav 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_blaster Posted August 29, 2020 Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 1 hour ago, the_johnvierra said: Have you thrown a 250 on it? How does it handle it? Yep. That’s what I throw on it about 80% of the time. Launches the 250, it can toss the bubba well, and I’ll be throwing a Gilliath on it as well this weekend. Ive thrown the mother on it, but I’ve since made different XXH rods for that purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_johnvierra Posted August 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 On 8/28/2020 at 8:51 PM, Bass_blaster said: Yep. That’s what I throw on it about 80% of the time. Launches the 250, it can toss the bubba well, and I’ll be throwing a Gilliath on it as well this weekend. Ive thrown the mother on it, but I’ve since made different XXH rods for that purpose. Do you remember what size reel seat you used on it, im looking at them right now and have no clue what size to go with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_blaster Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 1 hour ago, the_johnvierra said: Do you remember what size reel seat you used on it, im looking at them right now and have no clue what size to go with. Ive used this seat on all of them, but I also make them with ~18” rear grip length. If you want a shorter rear grip you’d have to go up a size but the PLS in size 18 fits perfect for the grip length I have with maybe an inch to spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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