Dens228 Posted January 6, 2019 Posted January 6, 2019 7 minutes ago, A-Jay said: Way to Go ~ Cowboy ! A-Jay A lot of the youngsters on here probably won't get your reference! 1 Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted January 6, 2019 Super User Posted January 6, 2019 I don't worry about the rod color unless it's something really, really different. I'm more worried about whether or not the rod feels balanced while I'm using it. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted January 6, 2019 Super User Posted January 6, 2019 51 minutes ago, Dens228 said: A lot of the youngsters on here probably won't get your reference! I know ~ We can still enjoy it though .. . . A-Jay 1 Quote
PaFrogThrower9 Posted January 6, 2019 Posted January 6, 2019 Y'all and your rod color theories and superstitions crack me up. Maybe it's just a comfort thing. I get liking certain colors and I'm partial as well to colors, but saying certain colors won't catch fish is crazy. A good fisherman can catch fish with anything. Just go with what you like, can afford, and fits your technique. 3 Quote
Super User MickD Posted January 6, 2019 Super User Posted January 6, 2019 3 hours ago, CroakHunter said: Not cheap by my book. $100. Not cheap. But if it yellowed in less than a season, the manufacturer was not using good wrap epoxy. You really cannot tell with factory rods much about how they are built. Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted January 6, 2019 Super User Posted January 6, 2019 3 hours ago, Dens228 said: A lot of the youngsters on here probably won't get your reference! Better rhinestone than midnight.... They can Google it... Quote
CrankFate Posted January 6, 2019 Posted January 6, 2019 I prefer charcoal or black, grey at least. I do not like the “hey look it’s custom made” bad color choices most people make when going custom. Why do turquoise? Sky blue? It doesn’t look good. Just because you can pick the colors shouldn’t mean you have to pick bad ones. It’s rare to see good custom rod color choices. And don’t get me started on all the freaked out basket weaves from the top of the foregrip half way up to the first guide. WHHYYYY!!!? When the day comes that I get a custom, it’s still going to be grey, black, gunmetal and a tiny hint of blue or orange, like one or two threads wide as an accent. 1 Quote
Super User Columbia Craw Posted January 7, 2019 Super User Posted January 7, 2019 Once upon a time I owned a handful of Lamiglas Excels. They looked okay. The finish, a squeegee applied paint that was baked on, did not hold up as well as hoped. I've always preferred lightly sanded dull graphite finishes which dominates what I fish now. I do have four pre HP DX Extremes which are very blingy but they fish awesome so I accept that. I still have one Lamiglas SR705R, the original yellow e glass model. I put a pin light in the butt cap directed up the length of the blank just in case I have to direct a sea plane when it wants to land. 1 Quote
LionHeart Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 Alot of rods and reels are just plain ugly, there is no getting around it. I mean lime green? Bright orange? Can a rod or reel be so ugly that I wouldn't buy it? Admittedly yes. Unless the price was right. I'm more of a sucker for getting a good deal than a judge of fishing gear style. If I found a St. Croix LTB that was hot pink at half price, the first paragraph goes straight out the window. 1 Quote
Super User MassYak85 Posted January 7, 2019 Super User Posted January 7, 2019 There are far too many good rods/reels on the market that aren't ugly for me to buy one that is, so yea it does matter. My budget doesn't allow for custom rods at the moment but if I ever get one the only color request I might make would be like an accent thread color if I knew the reel I was going to use and it would match nice. But even then I'm only talking like a gold, silver, dull red/purple/blue. 1 Quote
Dens228 Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 4 hours ago, PaFrogThrower9 said: Y'all and your rod color theories and superstitions crack me up. Maybe it's just a comfort thing. I get liking certain colors and I'm partial as well to colors, but saying certain colors won't catch fish is crazy. A good fisherman can catch fish with anything. Just go with what you like, can afford, and fits your technique. I'm not aware of anyone referencing rod colors with catching fish........did I miss that somewhere in here? Quote
PaFrogThrower9 Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 12 minutes ago, Dens228 said: I'm not aware of anyone referencing rod colors with catching fish........did I miss that somewhere in here? Someone had mentioned that white rods were considered bad luck and a few old timers were superstitious to the point that white rods meant bad luck. Not pointing fingers at anyone directly. Quote
Dens228 Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 1 minute ago, PaFrogThrower9 said: Someone had mentioned that white rods were considered bad luck and a few old timers were superstitious to the point that white rods meant bad luck. Not pointing fingers at anyone directly. That's just plain crazy. Everyone knows that only rods that are orange with green stripes are unlucky. And not based on color but I did just replace my white frogging rod with an upgraded rod that is grey. I did pretty good with the white so I guess I'm really going to kick butt with the new one! 1 Quote
PaFrogThrower9 Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 22 minutes ago, Dens228 said: That's just plain crazy. Everyone knows that only rods that are orange with green stripes are unlucky. And not based on color but I did just replace my white frogging rod with an upgraded rod that is grey. I did pretty good with the white so I guess I'm really going to kick butt with the new one! The majority of my rods are the white ones and no do more than well with them. I have a few other brands as well and I don't think I have one that hasn't caught a fish. Quote
Super User Catt Posted January 7, 2019 Super User Posted January 7, 2019 14 hours ago, A-Jay said: Way to Go ~ Cowboy ! A-Jay Don't call him Cowboy until you've seen him ride! I really don't care about rod colors but I do understand for the most part they're trying to appeal to the younger crowd. 4 Quote
Hook2Jaw Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 Looks like Ninja Turtle Green will be the green trout hero of the future, @Catt! As for younger crowd, I ain't but 31, and I can't stand no funky colors on no rod. This is fishing, not a disco ball. 1 Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted January 7, 2019 Global Moderator Posted January 7, 2019 I have never bought or not bought a rod or reel because of what color it is. I just don't get it. Mike 3 Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted January 7, 2019 Super User Posted January 7, 2019 26 minutes ago, Mike L said: I have never bought or not bought a rod or reel because of what color it is. I just don't get it. Mike +1 Quote
Chance_Taker4 Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 I am on the other side of a spectrum I love all the colors out there. Maybe its because I came from a paintball background where the popular thing was to get the most and brightest colors possible on your guns. But honestly I would have never tried a ***, Phenom Ti, Magnesium 2, or E6X without all the bight colors. Back when my budget was a little lower it was the white blanks that got me to buy my Veritas and Ghost rods. Quote
Super User Catt Posted January 7, 2019 Super User Posted January 7, 2019 46 minutes ago, Mike L said: I have never bought or not bought a rod or reel because of what color it is. I just don't get it. Mike 1 Quote
Super User Tennessee Boy Posted January 7, 2019 Super User Posted January 7, 2019 On 1/6/2019 at 8:51 AM, Brad Reid said: White rods remind me of Pat Boone's shoes. Now that's funny and you're old. ? Quote
Super User Mobasser Posted January 7, 2019 Author Super User Posted January 7, 2019 I've never bought a rod based on color either. But, if I have a choice, I wouldn't choose lime green as a first choice. I just like more traditional looking rods. 35 minutes ago, Catt said: I like all of these! 1 Quote
Hook2Jaw Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Catt said: As a round reel fan, I can get on board with the Calcutta. The way I palm my reels, I'm holding the rear half and round and lowpros sit just fine. What exactly is the second reel, though? Year? Tell me about that thing. 1 Quote
Super User Catt Posted January 7, 2019 Super User Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Hook2Jaw said: What exactly is the second reel, though? Year? Tell me about that thing. Shimano: Bantam 100 Super Gear upgrade with rosewood handles (1978) 1 Quote
deadadrift89 Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 I prefer a black blank unsanded or matte finish with black wraps and cork handles. That said it doesn't keep me from fishing my brown Fenwick Elite tech, green GLX or even the purple IKE signature rod, sensitive but man it's ugly? 1 Quote
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