BOY NAMED SUE Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 I would like to know what is the top Casting rods are made from today compared with the Boron rods made back in the 70 and 80's? I am looking to buy a new rod and who is the top rated Rod manufacture today? Quote
Super User deep Posted October 3, 2015 Super User Posted October 3, 2015 What do you want to spend? Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted October 3, 2015 Super User Posted October 3, 2015 Lol nice username, you can type "best 100 dollar rod" in the search and find threads where people list tons and tons of good rods for 100 bucks Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted October 4, 2015 Posted October 4, 2015 Modern high performance rods are graphite for the most part. The stiffness/weight ratio makes for light, strong, sensitive rods. The best available will run $400> however the $100 price point has a lot of good offerings. 1 Quote
Super User Maxximus Redneckus Posted October 4, 2015 Super User Posted October 4, 2015 Maxam used to make boron rods ive seen them at flea markets for 2$ Quote
Super User Raul Posted October 4, 2015 Super User Posted October 4, 2015 Boron rods made in the 70 & 80s were nothing special. 2 Quote
oldschoolbasser Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 I still use my Phenix boron rods for worms,and finesse fishing. They balance nicely with my Ambassadeurs. Sensitivity has never been a problem a problem with these rods,they're on par with some of the newer Hi-Tech rods that I've gotten in the last few years. Quote
Watd0c Posted January 26 Posted January 26 I had a Shakespeare boron rod in the 70’s and it was one of the most sensitive rods I ever had and I have several modern high end rods. I could count spins on my spinnerbaits. Someone wrecked mine and they quit making them. 1 Quote
Super User WRB Posted January 27 Super User Posted January 27 Phenix Boron rods were good but like all boron rods the resin wasn’t compatible and eventually failed. Today’s graphite rods are thinner wall and very light plus reliable. Tom PS sensitivity is between your ears. 4 Quote
Johnbt Posted January 27 Posted January 27 "Boron rods made in the 70 & 80s were nothing special." Compared to the metal rods I had that were made in the '50s they were great. 1 1 Quote
Big Hands Posted January 27 Posted January 27 4 hours ago, Johnbt said: "Boron rods made in the 70 & 80s were nothing special." Compared to the metal rods I had that were made in the '50s they were great. And a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. Most boron rods from back in the day were also wrist-wreckers, err. . . . I meant to say pistol grips, which is it's own special kind of unpleasant compared to pretty much any modern day rod. =============================== My $0.02: Best $50-$55 rod: Daiwa Aird-X. The Aird-X compares well to other rods costing up to $100, but that is where is gets some good competition. Best $100 rod, probably the Shimano SLX is as good as any, at least in certain models. Around $150, there are several decent options. My choices would likely be St. Croix Mojo BASS and Daiwa Tatula. If you can stretch to between $175 to $200, the Daiwa Tatula Elite lineup has some really sweet choices. Phenix Feather, Daiwa Kage, and St. Croix will also get looks from me. There starts to be several decent choices in this and the slightly over $200 range. This is all to say that my suggestion would be to take the reel you intend to pair this rod with you and go hippity-hop to the tackle shop where you can put hands on rods with the reel that it'll be used with. Doing this has shown me that what looks great on paper, or due to the recommendations of others often has some "feature" or small detail that will be a deal breaker for you. What I (or others) love to the moon and back, may very well grind your gears. 1 Quote
Lottabass Posted January 27 Posted January 27 @WRB You said "sensitivity is between your ears". Would love to have you expound on that! Quote
Super User BrianMDTX Posted January 27 Super User Posted January 27 @Big Hands I’ll second the Daiwa Aird-X for that price point. It’s hard to beat for the money. Between $100-$150, the Falcon Lowrider is a great rod. Quote
Super User Catt Posted January 27 Super User Posted January 27 @Lottabass Sensitivity has 4 elements: Line, rod, hands, & brain. The absolute most essential element is the brain, interpretation of what's going on with our lure 6 1 Quote
Super User Scott F Posted January 27 Super User Posted January 27 I hope by now the original poster found a rod. That first post was from over 9 years ago! 2 5 Quote
Super User bulldog1935 Posted January 27 Super User Posted January 27 The biggest gain in modern rods is cutting the weight in half to get the same result. Old style blank-making used linear fibers, non-structural scrim wrap, and cast resin. Modern rods use thin graphite tape, everything is structural, and they use a very small amount of nano-resin, which is also a prepreg tape. 4 1 Quote
Big Hands Posted January 27 Posted January 27 1 hour ago, Scott F said: I hope by now the original poster found a rod. That first post was from over 9 years ago! That's what I get for late night thread skimming 😵💫 1 3 Quote
Super User WRB Posted January 27 Super User Posted January 27 9 hours ago, Lottabass said: @WRB You said "sensitivity is between your ears". Would love to have you expound on that! Cats post the most essential component is your brain to interpret what your fingers and eyes telling you. Tom 3 Quote
Super User T-Billy Posted January 27 Super User Posted January 27 19 hours ago, WRB said: sensitivity is between your ears. Nonsense, there's nothing between my ears but about 8" of air space. Shine a flashlight in one ear, it'll shine right out the other. 😂 5 Quote
thediscochef Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Y'all telling me they made fishing rods out of the same stuff as fission rods Might as well tell me a shrimp fried this rice 1 Quote
Super User MN Fisher Posted January 28 Super User Posted January 28 1 hour ago, thediscochef said: Y'all telling me they made fishing rods out of the same stuff as fission rods Might as well tell me a shrimp fried this rice Boron rods in reactors are NOT the source of the reaction... they moderate the reaction, absorbing excess neutrons. While they might be slightly radioactive after use, they're pretty stable and not nearly as dangerous as the fuel rods themselves. <- son of a nuclear physicist Quote
ABU is overpriced Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Even a Berkley Lightning Rod from your local Walmart will be better. Doesn't take much to surpass ancient tech. Quote
thediscochef Posted January 29 Posted January 29 9 hours ago, MN Fisher said: Boron rods in reactors are NOT the source of the reaction... they moderate the reaction, absorbing excess neutrons. While they might be slightly radioactive after use, they're pretty stable and not nearly as dangerous as the fuel rods themselves. <- son of a nuclear physicist Yes I understood the purpose of a boron control rod in a fission reactor core, but you see the joke doesn't exactly work if I say "control rods", as part of the joke is the rhyme between "fission" and "fishin" <-son of physician Quote
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