need to sell all or none. cg-will try to get the pics quickly.

Thanks SR, me and a buddy are wanting to buy a couple rigs each so if the price is right, we may take them all off of your hands

Man, then I'd really be itchin for an offshore trip!!!

Where would a 7' heavy e-glass rod fit into the scheme of tuna fishing? I have a chance to get a good price on one -- not one of your name brand rods. I can get either a bait caster or a spinning rod. I've been wanting to get a tuna rig for a while, and have been reading some of the posts here off and on, but I've had trouble figuring out what people are talking about sometimes, because folks refer to things by model # and I sometimes don't have any idea of what brand they're talking about or even sometimes if they are talking about a rod or a reel, or what type of reel. It sounds like I might want to get one rod for casting and one for dropping bait straight down. (Is that what you guys mean by a chunking rod?) I have not even been tuna fishing yet, but I want to have my own equipment when I do.

Henry,
A seven foot rod means little without knowing type and line rating.
You are correct about the two types of rods.
Most rods used here in the GOM are what is known as "stand up" rods, the lower part of the rod handle is shorter than waht is known as a "boat rod." The reason for this is so you can use a fighting belt and follow the fish around the boat. A "boat rod" is designed to be used with a fighting chair and the boat captian keeps you in line with your fish.
A "chunking rod" will be anywhere from 5' to 8' long, generally in the 50# or 80# line weight. Most fishing can be done with 30 to 50# line and a leader or topshot of heavier line.
My objections to longer rods are leverage and weight.
The longer rod gives the fish a leverage advantage. A longer rod weights more and this adds up after a full day or night of fishing. Longer rods are a little more prone to breakage due to the overhang on the headboats.
Your best bet is to go with a knowledgeable person to a good blue water store and try various rods. Many of the smaller saltwater stores have knowledgeable people working there and will help with selection.
A "good buy" isn't good unless it work's well for the purpose.

A 7' E glass rod would not be a particularly good choice for tuna. As mentioned, a shorter rod for stand-up will give you better leverage on tuna larger than school-sized "footballs", and a pure E glass rod will not have the substantial backbone that you need. A composite glass-graphite rod would be a better choice.

"Snagged" is correct. Get a knowledgeable tuna fisherman to assist you before you buy.

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>>a pure E glass rod will not have the substantial backbone that you need.
>>A composite glass-graphite rod would be a better choice.

That's not exactly true. You can get a E-glass with as much backbone as a composite, but, it will be much heavier (weight). Composite rods typically have extra fast (like a calstar graphiter) and which can be rough on the back as you get older.

All that said, all my rods from 80# down are composite but I prefer the glass for my heavier sticks.