tw8023@pyuxii.UUCP (T Wheeler) (08/14/85)
Graphite rods are no more sturdy than fiberglass. The only advantage is that graphite is lighter than the same fiberglass rod. If a few ounces is important to you in your fishing, then go with graohite. Otherwise, stick to fiberglass for a less expensive rod. T. C. Wheeler
sasaki@harvard.ARPA (Marty Sasaki) (08/17/85)
In general, graphite fishing rods are much more fragile than
fiberglass rods and don't react well to non-fishing forces. If you
catch a graphite rod in a closing car door, it will break while a
fiberglass rod will probably not break. The amount of caution required
is not large.
Graphite rods are lighter than fiberglass, cast farther and have a
characteristic that can only be described as "sensitivity". For some
reason I can tell better what a fish is doing with the bait or lure
while fishing with a graphite rod.
Beware of the hybrid glass/graphite rods where fiberglass and graphite
are combined over the entire length of the rod. These really don't
fish very well. You would be better off with a good fiberglass rod.
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Cambridge, MA 02138dyck@alberta.UUCP (Terry Dyck) (08/20/85)
> In general, graphite fishing rods are much more fragile than > fiberglass rods and don't react well to non-fishing forces. If you > catch a graphite rod in a closing car door, it will break while a > fiberglass rod will probably not break. > Marty Sasaki net: sasaki@harvard.{arpa,uucp} > Havard University Science Center phone: 617-495-1270 > One Oxford Street > Cambridge, MA 02138 Any graphite rod that is more fragile than fiberglass is probably a mixture of graphite and glass. Very few of the so called graphite rods do not have fiberglass in them. I am very happy with my Berkley. It survived being caught in a car door, and being whacked hard against a rock at about -20 degrees while ice fishing. No fiberglass rod would have survived. Terry Dyck University of Alberta ihnp4!alberta!dyck
hammond@steinmetz.UUCP (Steve Hammond) (08/27/85)
> Graphite rods are no more sturdy than fiberglass. The only > advantage is that graphite is lighter than the same fiberglass > rod. If a few ounces is important to you in your fishing, > then go with graohite. Otherwise, stick to fiberglass for > a less expensive rod. > T. C. Wheeler *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH STREN "dayglow" *** The extra money spent on a graphite rod is well worth it. I have switched to graphite or graphite/boron mix for all my fishing rods (casting, spinning, and fly fishing). I find that besides the decrease in weight there is an added sensitivity in the rod. These new rods are a little stiffer but I like the backbone that is provided. -- Steve Hammond arpa: hammond@GE uucp: {...edison!}steinmetz!hammond