Teo years ago Capt Neil pointed me towards the Calstar GRafighter blanks and I can say they are the greatest fluke rods that I have ever used. I wrapped them up and put the Penn 965 on them with some power pro. Add some Spro Jigs and Bullet Jigs and I was in business. Used them to catch a 9+ lb fluke last year. If you want the specific modle blank that I used send me an email and I will look it up. Tight lines.