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    I haven't started building yet, or spey casted yet, but I am really interested in building a spey rod. I'm curios about what blanks you guys use, and I want to know there action, weight, castability, etc. I would also want to know If the rainshadow forecast spey blanks will do good for a begginer. Thank you. I am planning on building a spey rod for large trout, strippers, white bass, and lm and sm bass.

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    I've heard good comments on the Forecast spey blanks, especially the 6/7 model.
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    Do your really want a Spey rod or would a switch rod be a better choice for your needs??

    Both are two handed rods, the spey rod is slightly shorter - about 10=1/2 feet so really like a single handed rod but you can use either one hand or two hands as the need arises. The spey rod will be longer and pretty much only casts with the appropriate 2 handed techniques.

    As for blanks, look at Batson, Meisner, Dan Crafts, forecast, as well as the propietary companies like Sage and G. Loomis.

    If this is your first build ever, you might want to start with an inexpensive kit to get the basics down before you go to the expense of a mediocre first build result.

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    Do your really want a Spey rod or would a switch rod be a better choice for your needs??

    Both are two handed rods, the spey rod is slightly shorter - about 101/2 feet so really like a single handed rod but you can use either one hand or two hands (and spey casts) as the need arises. The spey rod will be longer and pretty much only casts with the appropriate 2 handed techniques.

    As for blanks, look at Batson, Meisner, Dan Crafts, forecast, as well as the propietary companies like Sage and G. Loomis.

    If this is your first build ever, you might want to start with an inexpensive kit to get the basics down before you go to the expense of a mediocre first build result.

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    Spey rods would be best in my opinion, since a switch rod doesn't seem to have the full capacity of spey casting than the regular spey rod. I think I am going to try out the rainshadow.

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