04-05-13, 05:02 PM | #1 |
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i am going to buy a new deep crank bait rod. i have been read all i can on which is better glass. composite or graphite. just wondering which you prefer and why
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I have two and both are S glass. Would never go back because using identical baits on a graphite rod and a glass rod one week apart the number of fish that stayed hooked up on the glass rod as opposed to the graphite rod won a tournament for me.
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Regardless if e glass or s glass glass ,tubular or solid of old is superior with crankbaits over graphite or composite
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I have all 3. For deep cranking, I much prefer glass. Graphite would be my last choice. The glass helps make long, bomb casts, helps fish stay buttoned up because you always have tension on them, makes the retrieve less tiring because the rod absorbs most of the drag from the bait, plus, glass is just plain fun to fish. For me, the deeper I go, the slower I want my rod's action to be. I don't really like graphite for anything but shallow baits or really small baits.
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I have composite and graphite, composite for deep cranks and graphite for all else, glass just don't do it for me. Glass in a lot of cases is heavy, has very little sensitivity and makes for too large of a diameter rod to be comfortable to me. I like a little sensitivity so I feel the wobble of bait, feel it ticking the top of grass or being able to tell if the hook is fouled with a leaf or such.
This is all highly subjective and anyone who tells you one is better than the other is fooling themselves, you have to determine what is right for you, and the only way I know to do that is get out and fish.
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I use a composite for deep cranking. At 7'6", it still loads up well enough to let sling baits out there. The fiberglass loads up very well and transitions smoothly into the powerful graphite backbone. Plus, I get the sensitivity from the graphite when I need it (like fishing lipless cranks)
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I use graphite but they are designed for deep cranking. Both are Falcons, one a Cara and one a Lowrider. I find the reel is a lot more important-throwing a big bruiser like a DD-22 on a high speed reel is a real pain in the wrist-literally. Like Tav I don't like the weight and size of glass after using graphite. I picked up a KVD Quantum rod at wallyworld and felt like I was holding a saltwater rod. Still, it all comes to personal preference-use what works for YOU, not someone else.
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