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| I have an 8ft St. Croix Premier series and it says SC glass & SC graphite, what would the advantages or disadvantages be of the glass portion of this rod? What are the conditions you would prefer a glass rod over a graphite rod or a combination of both glass and graphite? |
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| you would rather have glass when the temperature is very low, graphite is much stronger when comparing equal diameters |
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Location: On Lake St Clair Michigan | Graphite is more britel and the fiberglass is heavier but tougher in the long run. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | I would also say fiberglass is usually made to be a little slower action - good for stuff like trolling. Like the others said, fiberglass is tough too, so it's good in cold weather and hard use, like sucker fishing in the fall. You hear about lots of guys that use graphite well into freezing temps in the fall and don't have problems with breaking them.
I think most guys use fiberglass rods for trolling and sucker rods. Works well, is durable, not to mention cheaper than graphite in many situations.
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | fiberglass is heavy and good for trolling and live bait fishing only, I have used graphite rods when it was below freezing and never had one break. |
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| Graphite breaking in cold weather is a myth. The wings of many fighter planes are made of graphite and they get a lot colder than our fishing rods!
All "graphite" rods also have some fiberglass in them or they would break WAY to easy. |
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