Trolling rod for leadcore

[Sea Dangles]

Update;I just got off the phone with Charlie at CMS and asked him what % of wire line rods have roller tips vs conventional and he said he builds more with conventional. Small sample size again but in sharp contrast to your estimate of 99% roller.He just builds what fishermen want and I think he also has 10+ years experience...
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[iamskippy]

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

Update;I just got off the phone with Charlie at CMS and asked him what % of wire line rods have roller tips vs conventional and he said he builds more with conventional. Small sample size again but in sharp contrast to your estimate of 99% roller.He just builds what fishermen want and I think he also has 10+ years experience...
PEACE

I have the up most respect for CMS, it will depend on who you speak to there as i have had rods built there, however you are correct with he will build whatever the customer wants especially if someone walks in that doesn't know what they want and the read something on the internet. Who is he to argue with the customer, however did you ask his opinion on having one or not? I would be curious to hear that response, because i have had that conversation down there and the response was roller for wire.

and 99% comment was in contrast to the people that i know.

[Sea Dangles]

Spoke with Charlie. He said it is mostly a regional thing with the cape guys wanting rollers and RI guys preferring conventional.He cited the failure rate with rollers with lines getting cut due to inexperience in most cases. He says he replaces a fair amount of roller tips that fail every year mostly from wire getting caught outside the roller. In conclusion,he didn't seem to think a roller is a must on wire rods.FWIW the majority of guys in that shop have been there for a long time and are short on BS.