wjude wrote:
One reason that certain Glass rods will end a fight sooner is their length. Almost all heavy weight Graphite rods are 9’. Glass rods are usually shorter, you have the leverage over a fish when using a shorter rod.
Ever notice the size of those rods they use on Wicked Tuna or other fishing shows where they are lifting a Halibut from the depths? Very short and made from Fiberglass. Fiberglass for the Durability and short for Leverage. Most are E Glass also.
Shorter rods definitely fight fish better and they also making handling and landing fish solo from a boat much easier. For those two reasons I was a big fan of the Loomis ShortStix 7'6" fly rods for saltwater boat fishing when they came out in 2014 (I think). It's also the reason I have been experimenting with both graphite and glass 7' to 8' conventional blanks built as fly rods. I can tell you there are Rod Geeks S glass blanks and North Fork All Purpose Fast Glass blanks that are rated for 1/2 to 3/4 oz lures that make very nice, short 10, 11 or 12 wt fly rods.