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graphite, fibeglass
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09/27/17 02:58 PM
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WillieRip
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Okay, you fellas who troll for strippers, are your rods fiberglass or graphite? I just broke out my old Philipson fiberglass fly rod and forgot how much a blast it was to drift and troll, but it's hard to find fiberglass fly rods much more that a 5 wt. What length of rods are you using? Material preference?
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Re: graphite, fibeglass
[Re: WillieRip]
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09/27/17 05:30 PM
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G Love
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Sometimes I wish I had a longer rod for trollin strippers.
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Re: graphite, fibeglass
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09/27/17 05:58 PM
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TCK73
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Sometimes I wish I had a longer rod for trollin strippers.
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Re: graphite, fibeglass
[Re: WillieRip]
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09/27/17 08:18 PM
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Capt Craig
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I prefer fiberglass Shakespeare Ugly Stik. I use them with my downrigger. Seems to take the abuse just a bit better. Single piece 7' medium heavy strength.
Capt. Craig Copeland Licensed by the US Coast Guard
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Re: graphite, fibeglass
[Re: WillieRip]
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09/28/17 02:04 PM
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doctorxring
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I'm with both you Willie, and Craig on this.
I use Ugly Stik striper rods for downrigging and Cabela's CGR fly rods. I have a 4/5 and a 7/8 CGR. All exceptional glass rods for the money.
Last edited by doctorxring; 09/28/17 02:06 PM.
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Re: graphite, fibeglass
[Re: WillieRip]
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10/04/17 04:13 AM
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MassAction
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You should check out Echo fly rods if you're interested in heavier weight glass. Their bad [censored] glass series is pretty impressive and will definitely have the power to handle bigger fish in an 8 or 9 weight. Although they're not cheap, compared to the top of the line graphite rods, they're a real bargain. http://echoflyfishing.com/project/bag/
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Re: graphite, fibeglass
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10/05/17 12:10 AM
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Lake Side Lures
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Get someone to build you a rod with a Batson graphite blank model DSS1143-2-NEW it's a 9'6" 8 to 12 pound mod fast medium power blank designed for drift fishing.I think you will be well satisfied with it.
Frank McKinney
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