reason mainly for this was you had no braid back then,

but these days with no stretch you need to put some spring back in the rod,

the idea of spring gives the lure a little bit of hesitation when your bottom bouncing its that which allows the fish time to grab it, 

when i say spring it means the rod has to come up tight before the lure starts to move again....  

Do you mind revealing your outfit for yo-yoing 100g your original jigs these days? 

I've been on a few trips where bigger jigs and elevator rigs attract the best fish, while the Jitterbugs etc get hit by the schoolies. 

Hi,

Interesting you are looking for this style rod. 

I have been building a couple of rods for my father and his old croanies on these Old style blanks 

7' in length with a soft glass top section and stiffish reinforced butt.  

They like them as they are more forgiving than a modern designed carbon blank. PM me if you are interested. 

Otherwise a Diawa VIP would be similar. 

but now with braid it would be whipped away before the fish was able to grab it,

so you had to change action slow lift half the distance and then drop, by doing this the rod/jig become a weapon again....

the truth be know i find the Kaburus/Sliders work even better these days drop and slowly wind cant be much easier than that. LOL, im am convinced just be patient.

How do you find mudhole? I got sick of Conagans lack of stock and poor selection, they were fine in the late 90's when I was making lots of rods. had a trade account then so I brought most of their stock, and I am just running out now. got a couple of sets of ALPS guides from Exclusive Tackle in Aussie, but they are expensive. Like $220.00 for the 2 sets some thread and wrap finish. So I think now if I make rods for people they can source the blank and components, because Kilwell is the same now that Cliff Palmer is gone, all they are worried about is the Asians stealing their Nano Tech, if they want it all they have to do is buy one of their made up rods and strip it down Duh!