Got them yesterday my father-inlaw made them for me,took my son to pitt street today to give them a whirl. caught a few flounder biggest was 16" enjoyed the new gear.
17’ Chris Craft
100hp 4 stroke
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.
Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.
Super cool rods!
Nice flounder too!
Semper Fi
18’ Sterling
115 Yamaha
Big Ugly Homemade Blue Push Pole
Really nice looking setups. Also, great to get the stink off the rods so quickly.
Not sure if “stink” is a universally understood term. It’s what a new rod smells like until it pulls in that first fish. 
Very nice job by your F.I.L. I have built a couple rods with the MHX blanks. Both were 7’ 8-15# line extra fast action popping rods. The one for myself was the high modulus version…I absolutely love it.
Iain Pelto
Sea Hunt Triton 160 w/ 90 ETEC “JB3”
Native Manta Ray 14
thanks guys! i’m lovin these, they are quite lite compared to what i was using. had now clue they were coming, i was just getting home from Ky. when my wife gave me that surprise, and i was like i know what i’m doing tomorrow 
17’ Chris Craft
100hp 4 stroke
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.
Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.
Nice, Noob! Good job gettin’ 'em broken-in so quickly!
“I’m not a hundred percent in love with your tone right now…”
Very cool! How much would one of those blanks custom built by someone run a person? That’s awesome work though!
not positive on the cost of the blanks but i believe they were $60 & $70 at muddhole.com with a lifetime guarantee but that doesn’t include the eyes or the cork or the hrs of labor it took to hand craft it. as far as what he charges to build rods i’m unsure for spin rods he builds custom fly rods mostly with sage,st croix,Gloomis he runs a ebay store where he has hand tied flies and custom built rods. his ebay store is dan’sflyshop. you can speak to him about the cost.
17’ Chris Craft
100hp 4 stroke
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.
Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.
So u married to get tackle? LOL Just had to !!!Still waiting for the invite to see the new aquarium.
Stonoman
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Originally posted by stonomanSo u married to get tackle? LOL Just had to !!!Still waiting for the invite to see the new aquarium.
Stonoman
hahaha Na Joe i married to get some bad ass rods the tackles just a plus hahaha!!! Joe your more then welcome to come check it out any time, it will be another 2 months before the tank grows in a bit more and i get the animals but the tank is stunning how it sits!!
17’ Chris Craft
100hp 4 stroke
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.
Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.
A custom inshore rod, i.e one that uses a good quality blank, reel seat, cork, and guides is going to run close to $100 in material. I can build an inshore rod in about 4-6 hours with no crazy butt wraps. If you are not spending at least $150 on a custom inshore rod, start being skeptical of the quality of the components.
Iain Pelto
Sea Hunt Triton 160 w/ 90 ETEC “JB3”
Native Manta Ray 14