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goosefish · 12-13-2003, 12:43 AM

Thanks, all good stuff. Whose mikecc???
I've got my dads old S-glass, the thing was a monster so i cut off some from the tip and now have a good light heaver. I kept his old 706 on it. He told me he bought the outfit in the early seventies somewhere in Narragansett. I didn't use the setup much this year. should I be worried about a blank thats twenty-eight years old? And also can those s-glass rods take a beating? man are they light. That 706, she ain't so light though. But I'm getting good feedback here. SIDE NOTE: In Rhody when we chunk fish a long cast is normally not effective. The fish are in the rocks. I think that is why a lot of guys fish with 9 Ft spinning rods with short butts and plenty of softness. We tend to fish weightless, or nearly so, simply let the chunk kind of roll around the rocks. This isn't always the case but there are many many spots in Newport and Jamestown and Narragansett where the bass are at the feet. Anyway I like 10' 6" I also like 10'. My two conventionals are these lenghts and my spinnings are 9 and 9'5"
So between S-glass or a regular graphite, for mostly chunking, what is the pick. I'm use to the feel of graphite in the surf, but again now that I hold my dads rod I'm amazed at the lightness.
I don't know about the sensitivity thing, and to be honest i don't think it matters much with a chunking rod.

12-13-2003, 12:43 AM	#10
goosefish Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: South County Posts: 1,070	Thanks, all good stuff. Whose mikecc??? I've got my dads old S-glass, the thing was a monster so i cut off some from the tip and now have a good light heaver. I kept his old 706 on it. He told me he bought the outfit in the early seventies somewhere in Narragansett. I didn't use the setup much this year. should I be worried about a blank thats twenty-eight years old? And also can those s-glass rods take a beating? man are they light. That 706, she ain't so light though. But I'm getting good feedback here. SIDE NOTE: In Rhody when we chunk fish a long cast is normally not effective. The fish are in the rocks. I think that is why a lot of guys fish with 9 Ft spinning rods with short butts and plenty of softness. We tend to fish weightless, or nearly so, simply let the chunk kind of roll around the rocks. This isn't always the case but there are many many spots in Newport and Jamestown and Narragansett where the bass are at the feet. Anyway I like 10' 6" I also like 10'. My two conventionals are these lenghts and my spinnings are 9 and 9'5" So between S-glass or a regular graphite, for mostly chunking, what is the pick. I'm use to the feel of graphite in the surf, but again now that I hold my dads rod I'm amazed at the lightness. I don't know about the sensitivity thing, and to be honest i don't think it matters much with a chunking rod.