Originally Posted by
vanillagurilla
i would personaly NEVER use or recomend a glass rod for jigging. It works like this (with any fishing rod for any kind of fishing, unless physics has changed) the longer the rod the more sensitivity it looses, the further apart the material is, the more sensitivity it looses. More expensive the rod is usually means the tighter the weave in the material. the tighter the weave the more sensitivity you get but, the eaiser it is to break. thats why you see guys put there phenix's back in sleeves or rod tubes most of the time. the cheapo off the shelf wal-mart rods (graphite) can get beat to hell with out breaking because the material isnt as good. if you grab a phenix to high up landing a fish it will snap like a dry twig. but the phenix (or any highend rod) will be 10x more sensitive. Kencore and american spirit along with other fiberglass noodle rods arent in the least sensitive. there mainly for casting bait or lures far. you might be able to cast farther but dose it matter if you cant feel the bite? i went from a $15 rod to a spinmatic at $40 and felt a difference. then i went from that to the $220 phenix and i wont touch the spinmatic anymore for tossin jigs. 85% is in the material of the rod, 10% in the length and 5% in the line. next week if you want to come down to fullerton and meet me at the lake by my house ill let you try both the spinmatic and the phenix and you can decide for yourself.