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I finally finished up my first white MHX-SJ843 and this rod blank leaves nothing to be desired. The finish on this blank is impeccable, UV resistant and cured hard to resist chipping and scratches. These are the same blanks as the original MHX series and available in their most popular blank designs. While I built this blank as a casting rod, it also makes a very nice spinning rod. This blank is a fast action, medium power blank that finds itself right at home throwing top water plugs, subsurface lures and even popping corks with live bait or artificial lures. I used a Fuji ECSM blank through reel seat, spiral wrapped Fuji Alconite micro guides and matching tip top, EVA split rear grips and no fore grip. I also used a new new Pac Bay hook keeper. The guides were wrapped with white nylon Prowrap thread & finished with Prokote finish so that the thread goes translucent. The guide wraps turned out really well, as the guide feet show through & appear to be simply sitting on the blank. I also used the new Microflex Abalone between the rear grips and underneath the hook keeper. I can't wait until next weekend, so I can chase some speckled trout and redfish along the Florida Big Bend coast. MHX has done another great job and put another winner rod blank on the market.









Nothing really fancy but it turned out pretty nice and looks great with the new Chronarch (Thanks Linn)

The Shimano Chronarch 200E7 is a beast of reel. Long casts, super smooth retrieve, light and looks pretty dang nice to boot.
Anybody in the market for a great bait caster, should certainly check them out.

so you buy the blanks from mhx then you attach your own guides? is this process easy or time consuming?
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im just curious but how much would it cost to have you build me a 7'6 medium action, medium power rod with the fuji concept guides

bigshrek wrote:so you buy the blanks from mhx then you attach your own guides? is this process easy or time consuming?
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A little more complicated than that but in a nut shell, yes.
Rod building can be as difficult and time consuming as you want to make it. I know guys that spend 20+ hours on weaves and wraps and guys that wrap 20 rods a day, as long as you want bare minimum.

bigshrek wrote:im just curious but how much would it cost to have you build me a 7'6 medium action, medium power rod with the fuji concept guides

That all depends on what you want.

Reel Cowboy does nice work. He listens to the customer and pays attention to the details. I'd highly recommend him if you're in the market for a custom rod.

silverking wrote:Reel Cowboy does nice work. He listens to the customer and pays attention to the details. I'd highly recommend him if you're in the market for a custom rod.

X2. I have a couple of his rods and they are great.

cool, that sounds like pretty interesting profession. once i get some money saved up i might have to contact reel cowboy about a custom rod because im tired of compromising on rods that have a good backbone but poor action and vice versa.

bigshrek wrote:cool, that sounds like pretty interesting profession. once i get some money saved up i might have to contact reel cowboy about a custom rod because im tired of compromising on rods that have a good backbone but poor action and vice versa.

We can work something out that will fit nicely into your monthly budget. Financing is available.

ok well thats good to know reel cowboy. Im in the process of finding a new job so once I get that in order we can then discuss a custom rod. Im looking forward to possibly doing business with you.