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Fishing => Member Fishing Reports and Photos => Topic started by: misokat on September 19, 2012, 09:31:53 AM

Title: what 25lbs of drag does to a s-glass rod
Post by: misokat on September 19, 2012, 09:31:53 AM
This is my new tuna travel rod- 3 piece.....
Title: Re: what 25lbs of drag does to a s-glass rod
Post by: Dave Bentley on September 19, 2012, 10:31:30 AM
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Title: Re: what 25lbs of drag does to a s-glass rod
Post by: Normslanding on September 19, 2012, 11:42:48 AM
Ferrule your rods your self. Locking chromed brass ferrules are available in 5/8', 3/4", and 7/8" diameters. My 130 lb. rods have a 3/4, or 7/8 ferrule. I have landed numerous YFT's to 200 using drag pressures over 25 without a failure. One rod is graphite and two are glass.
Title: Re: what 25lbs of drag does to a s-glass rod
Post by: saltydog on September 19, 2012, 12:35:07 PM
Man that sucks,I've always liked solid rod blanks for that very reason,all it takes is one imperfection you can't see and BOOM it all goes bad,thats a bummer.
Title: Re: what 25lbs of drag does to a s-glass rod
Post by: Tile on September 19, 2012, 12:47:32 PM
Get a cheap solid fiberglass blank, cut it to length, insert and glue it in the rod sections. Then you can ferrule your rod and enjoy fishing with it without worries of failure.
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