07-20-2003, 04:15 AM
Hey there DH tubinjoe,
Good grief!! Don't ya see enough rods on the boats to find what ya want? Just joking! I used to have all the same make rods, reels and even line! No more. Calstar comes to mind on something you might be interested in trying. If you don't like it, sell it off, they've got decent re-sale value.
Some guys on the local boats swear by (I didn't say swear at!!) their 'glass'or composite rods. Ever messed around with an Ugly Stik live bait boat rod. Pretty sweet. Those take a lot of abuse and keep going and going and going.
I've heard some of the big tuna boys, shark specialist, and sturgeon anglers talking about using the glass composite rods instead of some of the high modular graphite rods for their ability to withstand those sudden bigtime pressures put on rods when struck suddenly by a big ol fishy.
PS If you can find anything built, build the darn thing yourself.
JapanRon
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