I think this was my Grandfather’s rod.
It sure feel flimsy for a 5 weight.
Thoughts?
Posted by brettbw
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Block_printed on
It’s not flimsy, it’s fiberglass.
Fiberglass is much slower than graphite.
Wonder rods are great. I’ve enjoyed fishing with them.
As long as all the components are in good shape that rod should be all set to go.
burnettdown13 on
I have a wonder rod too. I can’t tell what weight it is though the sticker is gone so Im just gonna guess and hope it works
cmonster556 on
That is what I grew up fishing. Caught bluegill to chinooks on it. I miss that rod.
shiny_brine on
I have my father’s Wonderod from the 1950s. I love to take it out on the lawn, but just for laughs.
Oh, it can fish, but it’s behavior is less than desirable. It does bend nice and deep, but there is absolutely no damping, so if you aren’t a robotic casting machine you will get multiple frequencies along the length of the rod that will make it “wiggle” on the cast and cause your line to do some interesting things. I liken it to casting a slightly cooked noodle.
Now that being said, back then rod manufacturing were just ramping up with these new fiberglass materials, so there could be a very wide range of quality.
And before anyone comments that I must suck at casting, I may, but I work with FFI certified casting instructors every summer and have an FFI gold casting cert., so I am pretty confident that I can cast.
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It’s not flimsy, it’s fiberglass.
Fiberglass is much slower than graphite.
Wonder rods are great. I’ve enjoyed fishing with them.
As long as all the components are in good shape that rod should be all set to go.
I have a wonder rod too. I can’t tell what weight it is though the sticker is gone so Im just gonna guess and hope it works
That is what I grew up fishing. Caught bluegill to chinooks on it. I miss that rod.
I have my father’s Wonderod from the 1950s. I love to take it out on the lawn, but just for laughs.
Oh, it can fish, but it’s behavior is less than desirable. It does bend nice and deep, but there is absolutely no damping, so if you aren’t a robotic casting machine you will get multiple frequencies along the length of the rod that will make it “wiggle” on the cast and cause your line to do some interesting things. I liken it to casting a slightly cooked noodle.
Now that being said, back then rod manufacturing were just ramping up with these new fiberglass materials, so there could be a very wide range of quality.
And before anyone comments that I must suck at casting, I may, but I work with FFI certified casting instructors every summer and have an FFI gold casting cert., so I am pretty confident that I can cast.