What material is your rod made of?

[watatoad]

Rod materials came up as a side issue on the Match Aerial thread and I must admit to being a nosy Toad, I just wonder how many on here fish with - as in a regular basis solid cane or built cane - I do but not enough to say regularly. Well not more often than twice a month.

Edited January 12, 2011 by watatoad

[George387]

Since refurbishing the 2 split cane rods I bought Ive fished with nothing else & have to say Im pleasantly surprised by the both of them and am more than happy to continue fishing with them.

[tiddlertamer]

Since refurbishing the 2 split cane rods I bought Ive fished with nothing else & have to say Im pleasantly surprised by the both of them and am more than happy to continue fishing with them.

 

A close friend of mine swears by split cane.

 

I love the idea of playing a big fish on such a rod. He claims it hoops into a circle...

 

But after spending a day with him trotting a river, and trying out both his rod and mine, I much preferred the lightness of my carbon fibre Hardys Marksmen float rod.

 

In comparison, the split cane rod felt oh so heavy...

[watatoad]

A close friend of mine swears by split cane.

 

I love the idea of playing a big fish on such a rod. He claims it hoops into a circle...

 

But after spending a day with him trotting a river, and trying out both his rod and mine, I much preferred the lightness of my carbon fibre Hardys Marksmen float rod.

 

In comparison, the split cane rod felt oh so heavy...

 

:bigemo_harabe_net-163:

 

Put muscles on you it will but if you want real heavy - solid cane 15' with a wooden handle that will build your wrist and forearm muscles after using it every day for a couple of months...hehehe

[Worms]

I have an Allcock's Wizard, an Aspindale and an Ogden Smith's whole cane butt, split cane middle and tip that do the majority of my float work along with a Milward's spanish reed butt and middle 'Featherlight' with split cane tip for the super light stuff. Ledgering is dominated by a Chapman 500 'de-luxe' (my favourite chub rod) and a couple of Priory Barbel tapers, these three are all split cane.

 

One of my favourite grayling rods for small streams is an un-named Allcock's rod, whole cane butt and middle with a greenheart tip.

 

I have mainly split cane fly rods, a couple of greenheart and also one of my spinning rods is a Millward's greenheart....a tough old thing that would probably handle quite a large fish, belying the slim diameter!

 

In total I've probably got 40-50? cane/wooden rods. The only modern rods I own are about 4 fly rods and some very up to date sea rods

[chesters1]

glass ,when i fish and i'v done precious little this season a very expensive licence in days used

[DavyR]

I invariably use a split cane or Spanish Reed/split cane rod with a centrepin for float fishing on the local canal. I also use a Mk IV carp rod for floater fishing and one of a number of other cane rods for ledgering on small rivers.

 

I do draw the line at pike fishing with cane rods, though. And I do use my carbon rods when I feel they're more suited to the the job in hand.

[Dick Dastardly]

I have rods made of all materials and simply use the one I feel best for the job.Simples!

 

Must admit though that for some strange inexplicable reason Ive been looking for a "split cane float rod" on and of for some time now just to use for fun! Never been able to find one I'm happy with at a price I can afford/justify.However I'm doing quite a bot of chub fishing on a local small river where a 11' float rod would be perfect as the choice is somewhat limited in modern rods I might be able to justify a few quid more for a cane model (any suggestions?).

 

But to be honest I really want it for "fun"/pleasure/nostalgia(?) but why not after all that's what these short local session are all about for me.

[Anderoo]

It's 2011 chaps, and there's this wonderful stuff about now called carbon

 

One of my little fly rods (a 6' 6" #2 Orvis something or other) is a carbon rod which has been built to have the action of cane. So it has that lovely flex to it, but instead of weighing a pound, the whole rod weighs 1oz

 

I do love the sense of tradition you get with cane, but for actual fishing it would irritate me pretty quickly I think.

 

PS Budgie, how's the chubbing going?

Edited January 13, 2011 by Anderoo

[Dick Dastardly]

It's 2011 chaps, and there's this wonderful stuff about now called carbon

 

One of my little fly rods (a 6' 6" #2 Orvis something or other) is a carbon rod which has been built to have the action of cane. So it has that lovely flex to it, but instead of weighing a pound, the whole rod weighs 1oz

 

I do love the sense of tradition you get with cane, but for actual fishing it would irritate me pretty quickly I think.

 

PS Budgie, how's the chubbing going?

 

Been stuffed with a combination of constant rain and now my broken toe! BUT when I have been out its been great! only short (four hour max often less) sessions (which suits my health situation well it seems) and not had one over 3 1/2 yet but its great!

 

I love my Sharpe's fly rod it feels so different to any of my carbon rods (I have Orvis,Sue Burgess,Hardy as well as cheaper) I tried a Hexagraph (B&W) once that wasn't to bad (but I think the lack of weight is what actually affects the "feel"(?)) Will have to try your Orvis when I can take you up on that offer (long standing one now!) of a day on your local stream!

 

My "top end" fly rods are all some what old (20+ years) so maybe things have changed?