building a Tuna jigging rod

[retiredandfishing]

Just wondering if anyone here might have some insights into what blank and hardware to use on a custom
tuna jigging rod.  Will be used primarily for Albacore here in the Northwest.  Looking at a 7 to 7.6 ft rod length, customer is leaning towards 7.6 ft. 

Thanks, Steve

[Keta]

A blank rated for 25#-30# is what I would use.

[retiredandfishing]

Thanks.

[steelfish]

I built this 7ft jigging rod months ago with a rainshadow blank

check it out
https://alantani.com/index.php/topic,37967.0.html

[retiredandfishing]

Beautiful build.  I too like Rain Shadow blanks.  Went to Squim and got a tour of the warehouses and Bill Batson's office.  In that office was a collection of custom rods that you have to see to believe.

Steve

[Patudo]

If I did not know much about that style of fishing (and even if I did) I would start with talking to the customer to understand the fishing he does, or wants to do.  You say he's leaning towards a 7 1/2 foot rod - which is a start, but does he have a good idea why it should be that length?  How much "jigging" does he already do and what that that involve (lure/jig type and weight, line fished, private boat or party boat, etc)?  Does he have a rod he already likes that can serve as a starting point for your thinking? 

If the customer isn't knowledgeable about the style of fishing he intends to do (which is fine), you'll need to ask similar questions to fishermen who are.  That is not a bad thing anyway.