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Message Subject: How long will a rod last?

Manta18

Posted 3/7/2008 7:57 AM (#305981)
Subject: How long will a rod last?

Posts: 357

Location: Long Prairie, Minnesota

I was wondering how long most of you will use your rods before you decide to retire it. My brother keeps telling me that the backbone of a rod wears out and a rod will only last bout 5 years. I have a couple of rods that are almost 10 years old, have caught a lot of fish, and I still feel like the rod works great. Thoughts?

muskie! nut

Posted 3/7/2008 8:49 AM (#305982 - in reply to #305981)
Subject: Re: How long will a rod last?

Posts: 2894

Location: Yahara River Chain

It really depends on the materials used. I would imagine if a rod is heavy with fiberglass it would last longer than similar rod made of lets say boron. Meaning the less sensitive the rod is, the longer it will last. By last I also mean that the number of casts you throw with it, not necessary in years.

shaley

Posted 3/7/2008 11:17 AM (#306020 - in reply to #305982)
Subject: Re: How long will a rod last?

Posts: 1184

Location: Iowa Great Lakes

I just put away my old walleye jig rod after 20 years of service, I'll still keep a reel on it for sunny Sunday afternoons though. I wouldn't be afraid of snagging carp with it yet.

Partycrasher

Posted 3/7/2008 12:26 PM (#306035 - in reply to #305981)
Subject: Re: How long will a rod last?

Posts: 132

Graphite rod actions will soften a bit after repeated flexing. I would say that it may take 15 years of pretty steady use.

I have a steelhead rod that was a fast action about 15-16 years ago. I used it nearly every saturday and sunday for a couple hours each morning for all those years. The action has clearly softened over time. It still works fine.

PIKEMASTER

Posted 3/9/2008 10:37 AM (#306307 - in reply to #305981)
Subject: RE: How long will a rod last?

Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160

The action of a Graphite rod will soften up over time, and if you bruise a graphite rod, it will break at the bruise. Allways cover a Graphite rod when it is in a boat, to keep it from bruising your rod. If I was a SA I would say till it breaks

Edited by PIKEMASTER 3/9/2008 10:40 AM

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