fiberglass rods?

Anyone out there recently purchased a modern fiberglass rod? Your
thoughts?

Mu

"Mu Young Lee" wrote in message
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Anyone out there recently purchased a modern fiberglass rod? Your
thoughts?


A "modern" fiberglass rod would be just like graphite rods Mu, many makers,
different actions, and of course different prices so a generalized answer is
hard to give. I've seen glass rods by the recently departed Russ Peake go in
excess of $750 (while he was still alive and making them) and they are fine
rods. I love my Winston Retro glass rod and my Winston Stalker but there is
a definite difference in the action in both rods in spite of the maker with
the Stalker being the slowest rod I've ever cast but these cost as much as
as most high end graphite rods . Scott used to make a decent glass rod and
the Hardy model is almost as sweet as the Winston retro models for much less
$$$ ( i assume Scott and Hardy still sell them). My personal favorite modern
glass rod is made by a guy named Dennis Franke who was making small numbers
out of Wisconsin but I think that endeaver has shut down but the rods can be
found. On the lower cost end Lamiglass still makes a fine casting stick.

I like fiberglass rods, especially when dry fly fishing but folks use to
fish the old Wonderod with big lines and bugs. Not that there's nothing
wrong with those old wonderods, they are still wonderful sticks.

Boy, we can't keep them in stock.........only kidding. I sold those old
fiberglass rods sense 1965 and they don't compare to a graphite for casting
or weight.

In small, short, light line rods, bamboo/split cane and fiberglass are
great.

Right now Cortland/Diamondback rods are making a nice series of small, soft
fiberglass rods that are $275US. They are wonderful on small water but not
for everyone. Kind of like the little 28 gauge shot gun.

--
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA
www.kiene.com

"Mu Young Lee" wrote in message
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Anyone out there recently purchased a modern fiberglass rod? Your
thoughts?

Mu

I built one a few years ago out of a modern blank. It was a 7' 4 wt for
fishing in brush. This is considered an ideal application for the more
flexible glass. The rod was way too flexible for me and I only used it once
or twice. My preferences are for fast rods, and this was just too much of a
contrast. I you're interested in a very lightly used 7' 4 wt for less than
$100, let me know
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I don't understand why anyone would even consider buying a fiberglass
rod, or, for that matter, a bamboo rod, except maybe to hang it up on
the wall to impress other elitist snobs. Graphite fiber composite is a
far superior material.

I have three fiberglass flyrods, all dating from pre-graphite days. They
suck in comparison to graphite, so I don't even use them. They just take
up space. A fishing rod is a tool -- nothing more and nothing less --
and graphite fiber composite is the best available material at this
moment in time for making those tools.

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Mu wrote:Anyone out there recently purchased a modern fiberglass rod? Your
thoughts?


The last fiberglass rod I bought was built on an old Fisher blank and I found
it on e-bay. I like it a lot, but wish it were for a lighter line. it prefers a
6 weight weight forward line. I used Tom Brown's little Hardy 6.5 foot 3 weight
rod for an hour or so a couple of years ago and liked it a lot, but Hardy's
reel seat is butt ugly as far as I am concerned. You might want to check out
the new line of ?Glass rods that Diamondback is making. I cast one about a year
ago, but the day the rep came thry town the wind was blowing at least 40mph and
I could not tell a whole lot about it since it was a 4 weight rod. I have a
friend that had a little Scott 7 foot 3 weight rod that I loved...wonder what
happened to it after he passed away. Probably went to his son who never cared
anything about flshing. That **** happens. I like using fiberglass rods, but
seldom cast more than about 40 feet to play with the bluegills or silly little
trout that I prefer to catch. I find either the Fisher, Scott or Hardy in a
whole different class than the old Wonderods that I grew up with in the 50's.

Big Dale

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"Warren" wrote in message

Warren and riverman's advice to Shawn......about the best advice I've
read on roff in many a year, every now and then this "sludgepit" (sorry
wayno) is worth the time it takes to wade thru a lot of the "sludge". I
apologize for the flippant remark I made in reply to Shawn's posting about
his pending divorce. I'm going thru my 3rd one now and have forgotten the
absolute misery I went thru on the first one many years ago, with 3 small
children involved. Hang in there Shawn, and heed the good advice you have
already been given. Knowing I'm about to be thrown out in the cold once
more, my friends in ROFF are even more important now. I hope one day we can
meet up and wet a line together.

If this sounds maudlin, sue me. ;-)

Frank Church
....who will follow this with a military type joke, gotta lighten up this
morning.

I am not now, or ever have been, a sal****er fly fisher but I recall reading
in earlier times that some guides favored fibreglas over graphite because
fibreglas was less prone to breakage when playing large, powerful fish. If
this was ever true, it might not be true now since graphite rods have
presumably been under continuous development and improvement while fibreglas
has not.

Best regards,

Yuji Sakuma

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"rw" wrote in message
m...
I don't understand why anyone would even consider buying a fiberglass
rod, or, for that matter, a bamboo rod, except maybe to hang it up on
the wall to impress other elitist snobs. Graphite fiber composite is a
far superior material.

I have three fiberglass flyrods, all dating from pre-graphite days. They
suck in comparison to graphite, so I don't even use them. They just take
up space. A fishing rod is a tool -- nothing more and nothing less --
and graphite fiber composite is the best available material at this
moment in time for making those tools.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Had a rod blank manufacturer come to our fly fishing club meeting. When
asked about future technologies, he predicted that we would be seeing more
fiberglass rods. He said that todays resins/glues/etc are much better than
in the past and they think they can get fiberglass rods today that are way
better than any glass rods of past. . . . . we will see . . .

wayne


"rw" wrote in message
m...
I don't understand why anyone would even consider buying a fiberglass
rod, or, for that matter, a bamboo rod, except maybe to hang it up on
the wall to impress other elitist snobs. Graphite fiber composite is a
far superior material.

I have three fiberglass flyrods, all dating from pre-graphite days. They
suck in comparison to graphite, so I don't even use them. They just take
up space. A fishing rod is a tool -- nothing more and nothing less --
and graphite fiber composite is the best available material at this
moment in time for making those tools.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, rw wrote:

I don't understand why anyone would even consider buying a fiberglass
rod, or, for that matter, a bamboo rod,

Why does anyone buy an antique? Why buy a $12K Honda and then pay for
radical modifications when you could've just gotten a BMW? You see where
I'm going.

Anyway, I'm looking for a rod with slower action. Sage VPS Light or
Orvis Superfine may be suitable alternatives to fiberglass. Something in
5 or 6 wt.

Mu