Have never tried cutting a blank. I've got a Lami that I ended up not using that's been sitting around for a year and half.

Thinking about cutting a few inches off tip and make a jigging rod - what do you think it would do to the action if I cut six inches or so off the tip? New tip dia would be 10/64ths (vs. current 6.5).

TF90-20
7'6"
1
8-20 lb.
1/2-1 1/2
.692
6.5
4 1/2