Want To Buy Glass Spinning Rod

[eric1978]

I like the softer actions and the ability to feel everything. Graphite is okay but lacks some of the sensitivity, imo.

I could see using a glass rod for crankbaits and for ripping hard jerkbaits, but I don't think it has an advantage for many other applications. You definitely wouldn't want to use it for plastics. Graphite is far more sensitive than glass, and has much greater hook-setting power.

[RSBreth]

You can get graphite in any action you'd like, if you look around and try some stuff. Lower modulus (IM6) is closer to glass in many ways, but weighs half as much.

The only fiberglass spinning rods I see these days are the Eagle Claw ones. (They're bright yellow)

I have one old 9' one with the stainless wire guides, a heavily used older one that's 7'6" with the same guides, and a newer one that's the same 7'6" but with ceramic guides. I prefer the newer Bass Pro Micro Lite's ( IM6graphite) to those old bombers any day, but I completely understand the personal preference thing. I used to use glass for cranking also.

[ollie]

I moved up from glass BECAUSE I couldn't feel the jig hitting the bottom. I understand you prefer it over graphite but to make a statement that you can feel it better? I just don't understand that one. When I was younger that is all we used because that was all that was made, but now I wouldn't even consider using one unless there was nothing else out there. JMO

[drew03cmc]

I have developed a feel with glass that I can't explain. I can feel the lure all the way through the cast and retrieve. I am fishing plastic and am not against that, but I would love to find me a vintage 5-6' glass rod rated for 4-10 pound line and a Mitchell 408 to put on it, but that is just to have classic and classic. I might just grab one rod and rig it for cranking and use carbon with the plastics.