There's a gentilmen selling some old 1970's blanks. This might be difficult to find much information as he says they were custom made for "Professional Outdoor Products" (aka Herter's) and have been sitting in storage for decades. They are in good shape, fortunately, and I picked them up at a better-than-fair price. Here is the information as I know.

#784:
Length, 6 1/2 ft.
- Action, Ex. Fast
- Power, Md Hvy
- Lure Wt., 1/2 - 1 oz.
- Butt Size, .700"
- Tip Size (64's), 6
- Weight, 2.9 ozs.
- Color, Gold

#684:
Length, 66 1/2".
- Action, Ex. Fast
- Power, Md Hvy
- Lure Wt., 1/2 - 1 oz.
- Butt Size, .625"
- Tip Size (64's), 6
- Weight, 2 3/8 ozs.
- Color, Gold

#626:
Length, 62” + handle extension
– Action, Ex Fast
– Power, Heavy
– Lure Wt., 5/8 – 1 ¼ oz.
– Butt Size, .570”
– Tip Size (64’s), 6
– Weight, 2 ¼ oz.
– Color, Gold

While I will be building these rods, I've still not been able to figure out what I'm going to be building them for (target species, methods, etc). They will help me get through the winter months though.

My first thought, at least with the #784, was a crankbait rod, but it does seem to fall short in the length. They also seem to be a bit heavy for cranking. What would you build? Got a time machine to go back and find out what these rods were intended for?