lamiglas gsb 132-1 L

[iamskippy]

Anyone know anything about this Blank?

[Thumper]

what are you looking to do with the blank?

[iamskippy]

i have a chance to pick one up that needs a little work, a tip and a rod seat and maybe 1 other guide for about 100 bucks. I was wondering if its good for plugging and maybe some jigging, was also wondering about its casting abilities. i found it on Lami's site states 2-6oz 1 piece.

[Rob Rockcrawler]

I had the rod and sold it. I did like it though, its a great plugging blank. I had 6" taken off of the top after a while so it would fit in my truck. Its great for throwing eels. I now throw a super surf 11' that i prefer, it recovers a bit faster on the cast but wouldnt hesitate to get another 1321, especially if it was an M.

[MassBass]

great blank. very parabolic. it'll bend into the butt. good for 1-2.5oz. it'll throw 3oz comfortably if wrapped with a NGC layout. OK price IMO.

[stcroixman]

I use my custom a lot. It will throw 1 -3.25 oz. Great pencil and needle rod.

I also saw the one you are looking at, but I didn't want to spend $100+ to rewrap it and put a plate seat on it. I already did this 3-4 years ago and mine works great with new guides.

If you are looking for 2-6 especially for the canal, why don't you check out the 10'6" mojo NEW for $240. That is what you will wind up spending in total anyway.

[MAKAI]

Are Mojos really made in Mexico. . . . really ?

[stcroixman]

It wouldn't surprise me. Very little still made in USA unfortunately.
By the time Obama is done it will be 0

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by MAKAI

Are Mojos really made in Mexico. . . . really ?

They were made in Mexico last year, but some say that they moved production to Wisconsin recently.

[Jimmy Fee]

My main rod is a 132 1 L. Use it for bucktailing and plugging and pencil popping and I love it. Casts well. You can reliably throw 1 to 3 ounces with it.

[numbskull]

I agree, it is a comfortable rod to fish and very versatile. You need to slow your casting effort down with it and let it do the work. Not the best tool for tough rocks or the canal, but certainly more than adequate on occasion, and a good choice for open beachs. Will handle large fish pretty well.
Rebuilding it with light guides (I use T-LCSG's on mine) will improve it a lot....when I originally built it cone of flight with standard sized guides I hated it.

[Saltheart]

Nice rod. If its trimmed as RR said it would probably be more like a 1321M than what you read about a 1L.

Anyway , nice rod. Be careful of the shipping charges. Sometimes they can be really high on a 1 piece long rod.

[Jimmy Fee]

Originally Posted by numbskull

I agree, it is a comfortable rod to fish and very versatile. You need to slow your casting effort down with it and let it do the work. Not the best tool for tough rocks or the canal, but certainly more than adequate on occasion, and a good choice for open beachs. Will handle large fish pretty well.
Rebuilding it with light guides (I use T-LCSG's on mine) will improve it a lot....when I originally built it cone of flight with standard sized guides I hated it.

Agreed. It is not a canal rod. I've hooked and landed 30-pound-plus fish on it in the ditch while the tide was moving, but there were times I thought I was going to be finishing up the fight with half a rod.

As I said, it's my main rod. I take it wetsuiting, along open beaches, rocky shorelines, just about anywhere but the canal, and I can't blame any lost fish on the rod's relative lightness. I straightened out a 1.5-Ounce Jetty caster on a fish with the rod in an effort to keep it out of the rocks, so it definitely has some guts to it.

[iamskippy]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Fee

Agreed. It is not a canal rod. I've hooked and landed 30-pound-plus fish on it in the ditch while the tide was moving, but there were times I thought I was going to be finishing up the fight with half a rod.

As I said, it's my main rod. I take it wetsuiting, along open beaches, rocky shorelines, just about anywhere but the canal, and I can't blame any lost fish on the rod's relative lightness. I straightened out a 1.5-Ounce Jetty caster on a fish with the rod in an effort to keep it out of the rocks, so it definitely has some guts to it.

i guess i just got a little confused, you say its not strong enough for a canal rod yet you straightened out a Jetty caster and landed 30 pound fish in the canal with a moving tide?

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by iamskippy

i guess i just got a little confused, you say its not strong enough for a canal rod yet you straightened out a Jetty caster and landed 30 pound fish in the canal with a moving tide?

The rod can do it, but will bend deeper into the grip than you would want and you lose leverage/lifting power (and hence some control) as a result. It is not the blank most would want for a primary canal rod to haul fish back in against the current day after day. It is versatile enough that it can do it in a pinch, however.

[iamskippy]

all some great info, i feel pretty confident about picking it up, i am going to met the person this evening, he sent me some great pics. The only issue i am finding is, all the places i have called to get Rod work done seem not to answer there phone or call back

[ProfessorM]

so do you consider the M blank more of a canal rod? I have 2 M's the 10 and 11 footers and I am in luv with both. The 10 footer is so light and a joy to fish with and the 11 is a fantastic top water rod. I have not caught anything of any size on the 10 footer in the canal but the 11 footer seems to be plenty powerful enough for fish to 35 lbs on top in there. I don't jig much but would probably do that too with it but I am sure there are more specific rods for that, just not my bag much anymore.

[Pete F.]

Put a tip on it, tape the reel on and try it.

[Vogt]

I know guys that fish braid with wire guides w/o issues. I would fish it as is. MHO

[Pete F.]

I have an old glass rod with wire guides that I use off the breachways with 30# Fireline and have no issues with line wrap or odd tangles. Pull on that baby as hard as you can and all it does is bend. Don't know how it would work with "real" braid.