Over the past 2 years Rich and I have developed some of the nicest offshore blanks you can buy. With his brains and knowledge and my fishing offshore we built some serious stand up rods. MJ'S has been testing them and using them in tournaments the past 2 years and have caught 20 plus big eyes on them. They are a faster taper blank like that of the calstar just a touch more heat when you need it the most. I live in Beach Haven and have 30 class, 50 class, 80 class rods built to demo and show along with our 3 different model white marlin rods.