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Lucky Luke

October 22nd, 2004 08:47 AM

Fiberglass rods

SEAANGLING

October 22nd, 2004 03:52 PM

Fiberglass rods

I'm looking for a 2 pieces fiberglass rod ofabout 6/7oz casting power.
Try the Conoflex Cobra Injection, if still made, or some of the Zziplex
Tournament rods. Cheers, Norman.

SEAANGLING

October 22nd, 2004 03:52 PM

Fiberglass rods

I'm looking for a 2 pieces fiberglass rod ofabout 6/7oz casting power.
Try the Conoflex Cobra Injection, if still made, or some of the Zziplex
Tournament rods. Cheers, Norman.

malcolm

October 23rd, 2004 05:54 AM

Fiberglass rods

"Lucky Luke" wrote in message
...
Hello! I'm an italian angler. I'm looking for a 2 pieces fiberglass rod of
about 6/7oz casting power.
I could not find what i look for, even searching on internet. It seems
they
don't exist. Can anybody help me, please?

a lot of rods nowdays use mixtures of materials,
the cheaper ones are either all fibreglass or all carbon,
with the the former you have a floppy rod,
with the latter a too brittle one that will break easily and cast like crap.
best combination is carbon butt, mixed middle,
and fibreglass tip with carbon or kevlar strands.

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malcolm

October 23rd, 2004 05:54 AM

Fiberglass rods

Ian D

October 23rd, 2004 11:24 AM

Fiberglass rods

On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 09:47:27 +0200, "Lucky Luke"
wrote:

Hello! I'm an italian angler. I'm looking for a 2 pieces fiberglass rod of
about 6/7oz casting power.
I could not find what i look for, even searching on internet. It seems they
don't exist. Can anybody help me, please?

They do exist. Fibreglass rods are still made, and Lamiglass do some
excellent ones, but not of the type required. The only manufacturer I
know of who still makes fibreglass surf rods (I think) is the New
Zealand firm Kilwell, but I've never seen one of their rods anywhere.

Second hand glass sea-rods occasionally come up for sale on Ebay. At
the moment there are a couple of Abu rods - a 464 and a 484 -
advertised. The 484 is a fairly unusual version, with some features
not normally found on the British production version, and could reach
a fairly high price as it is likely to appeal to collectors. The 464
looks OK though.
I've recently seen a Hardy Moncrieff and a Conoflex Cod 5 there, and
both of these are good rods.

However unless there are good reasons for choosing a fibreglass rod
I'd be inclined to suggest a more modern carbon rod. There are some
excellent rods available in the cheaper price ranges, and you'd have a
much bigger choice available.

Cheers
Ian D

Lucky Luke

October 24th, 2004 03:34 AM

Fiberglass rods

"SEAANGLING" ha scritto nel messaggio
...
I'm looking for a 2 pieces fiberglass rod ofabout 6/7oz casting power.
Try the Conoflex Cobra Injection, if still made, or some of the Zziplex
Tournament rods. Cheers, Norman.

Thanks a lot. I will try to find them.

Lucky Luke

October 24th, 2004 03:35 AM

Fiberglass rods

"malcolm" ha scritto nel messaggio
news:5uled.291315$MQ5.99900@attbi_s52...

"Lucky Luke" wrote in message
...
Hello! I'm an italian angler. I'm looking for a 2 pieces fiberglass rod
of
about 6/7oz casting power.
I could not find what i look for, even searching on internet. It seems
they
don't exist. Can anybody help me, please?

a lot of rods nowdays use mixtures of materials,
the cheaper ones are either all fibreglass or all carbon,
with the the former you have a floppy rod,
with the latter a too brittle one that will break easily and cast like
crap.
best combination is carbon butt, mixed middle,
and fibreglass tip with carbon or kevlar strands.

Ok. I know fishing rods but i'm looking for a particular one.
Thank you anyway.

Lucky Luke

October 24th, 2004 03:44 AM

Fiberglass rods

"Ian D" ha scritto nel messaggio
...
On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 09:47:27 +0200, "Lucky Luke"
wrote:

Hello! I'm an italian angler. I'm looking for a 2 pieces fiberglass rod
of
about 6/7oz casting power.
I could not find what i look for, even searching on internet. It seems
they
don't exist. Can anybody help me, please?

They do exist. Fibreglass rods are still made, and Lamiglass do some
excellent ones, but not of the type required.

Exactly.

The only manufacturer I
know of who still makes fibreglass surf rods (I think) is the New
Zealand firm Kilwell, but I've never seen one of their rods anywhere.

Ok. I will try to look on internet.

Second hand glass sea-rods occasionally come up for sale on Ebay. At
the moment there are a couple of Abu rods - a 464 and a 484 -
advertised. The 484 is a fairly unusual version, with some features
not normally found on the British production version, and could reach
a fairly high price as it is likely to appeal to collectors. The 464
looks OK though.
I've recently seen a Hardy Moncrieff and a Conoflex Cod 5 there, and
both of these are good rods.

Do they match my requirements?

However unless there are good reasons for choosing a fibreglass rod
I'd be inclined to suggest a more modern carbon rod. There are some
excellent rods available in the cheaper price ranges, and you'd have a
much bigger choice available.

I already have carbon rods and i have fiberglass rods and i find fiberglass
ones more flexible and more confortable. They flex more than carbon and
casting is more smooth.
But for long casting a very strong one is needed.

Besides this, there is another and more important reason why i'm looking for
a fiberglass one. The reason is that i can fish more safely during a storm
:)

Cheers
Ian D

Chris Mitchell

October 25th, 2004 05:47 AM

Fiberglass rods

During a storm any rod is likely to be wet, hence it doesn't matter what
it's made of you still run the risk of lightning strike.

"Lucky Luke" wrote in message
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"Ian D" ha scritto nel messaggio
...
On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 09:47:27 +0200, "Lucky Luke"
wrote:

Hello! I'm an italian angler. I'm looking for a 2 pieces fiberglass rod
of
about 6/7oz casting power.
I could not find what i look for, even searching on internet. It seems
they
don't exist. Can anybody help me, please?

They do exist. Fibreglass rods are still made, and Lamiglass do some
excellent ones, but not of the type required.

Exactly.

The only manufacturer I
know of who still makes fibreglass surf rods (I think) is the New
Zealand firm Kilwell, but I've never seen one of their rods anywhere.

Ok. I will try to look on internet.

Second hand glass sea-rods occasionally come up for sale on Ebay. At
the moment there are a couple of Abu rods - a 464 and a 484 -
advertised. The 484 is a fairly unusual version, with some features
not normally found on the British production version, and could reach
a fairly high price as it is likely to appeal to collectors. The 464
looks OK though.
I've recently seen a Hardy Moncrieff and a Conoflex Cod 5 there, and
both of these are good rods.

Do they match my requirements?

However unless there are good reasons for choosing a fibreglass rod
I'd be inclined to suggest a more modern carbon rod. There are some
excellent rods available in the cheaper price ranges, and you'd have a
much bigger choice available.

I already have carbon rods and i have fiberglass rods and i find
fiberglass
ones more flexible and more confortable. They flex more than carbon and
casting is more smooth.
But for long casting a very strong one is needed.

Besides this, there is another and more important reason why i'm looking
for
a fiberglass one. The reason is that i can fish more safely during a storm
:)

Cheers
Ian D

SEAANGLING

October 25th, 2004 09:14 AM

Fiberglass rods

more important reason why i'm looking
for a fiberglass one. The reason is that i can fish more safely during a
storm

The chances of your rod being struck by lightning are so remote as to be almost
non-existant, you stand more chance of drowning.

Lucky Luke

October 25th, 2004 10:15 AM

Fiberglass rods

"SEAANGLING" ha scritto nel messaggio
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more important reason why i'm looking
for a fiberglass one. The reason is that i can fish more safely during a
storm

The chances of your rod being struck by lightning are so remote as to be
almost
non-existant, you stand more chance of drowning.

Probably you never heard the buzzing of a carbon rod during a storm...and
never had the soft electric shock by touching it.

SEAANGLING

October 25th, 2004 10:55 PM

Fiberglass rods

Probably you never heard the buzzing of a carbon rod during a storm...and
never had the soft electric shock by touching it.

Yes I have but that is caused by static, not quite the same as being struck by
lightning.

Lucky Luke

October 25th, 2004 11:10 PM

Fiberglass rods

"SEAANGLING" ha scritto nel messaggio
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Probably you never heard the buzzing of a carbon rod during a storm...and
never had the soft electric shock by touching it.

Yes I have but that is caused by static, not quite the same as being
struck by
lightning.

A carbon rod full of static is like a magnet for the lightenings...

Lucky Luke

October 25th, 2004 11:10 PM

Fiberglass rods

Chris Mitchell

October 26th, 2004 04:26 AM

Fiberglass rods

But none the less there is a risk which is not mitigated by the materials
used to make the rod.

"SEAANGLING" wrote in message
...
more important reason why i'm looking
for a fiberglass one. The reason is that i can fish more safely during a
storm

The chances of your rod being struck by lightning are so remote as to be
almost
non-existant, you stand more chance of drowning.

mick	January 2nd, 2005 05:59 PM

Hello! I'm an italian angler. I'm looking for a 2 pieces fiberglass rod of
about 6/7oz casting power.
I could not find what i look for, even searching on internet. It seems
they
don't exist. Can anybody help me, please

Good quality fibreglass presents a major problem for rod makers because they
very robust and don't shatter at regular intervals like their carbon
counterparts.

mick	January 2nd, 2005 05:59 PM

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