Originally Posted by
wicklundrh
I believe when you ask for "type" you are more referring to the material that makes up the rod.
St. Croix as an example, has several different blanks that their rods are built on. Their SCIII is vastly different than their SCIV and SCV blanks. Each is made with a slightly different process and composition of materials.
So, a medium light SCIII blank will feel nothing like a medium light SV blank.
When you get in to custom building, you have to remember that, the majority of the time, you are building blanks or rods with a very specific purpose. Yes, you can build an SUV of rods that might be good at a few things, or a rod that is designed to be great at one thing.
Very hard to answer the wuestion without knowing what the intent is. If you were asking about a rod for throwing crank baits for salmon, I would tell you a glasd or glass composit rod. Conversely, of we are talking about floats and such, I would recommend a fly rod blank over 8 foot that provides leverage for hook sets and has give.