New to Tuna fishing

[turbinedoctor]

Ok, I feel good about the TLD 25, now about the rod. Graphite or fibreglass, and why?

Is one stronger then the other?

I cant afford the best of everything, but I do want the best of what I can afford.

[cterrebonne]

Originally Posted by turbinedoctor

Ok, I feel good about the TLD 25, now about the rod. Graphite or fibreglass, and why?

Is one stronger then the other?

I cant afford the best of everything, but I do want the best of what I can afford.

glass rods can handle force and pressure from weird points better than graphite. with graphite the rod is designed for the force to be spread all over the rod not just certain sections, so what happens is if you put the rod bending at a weird angle or pull up too high on the rod then snap she goes. where as with glass, they are heavier but are way more durable. get those tidewaters i mentioned and then after one season replace the roller tip ans stripper with aftco's if you want. what is going to work out for you well with those rods is that you are going to use tld's so that means that the frame will break before the reel clamp on the rod. and if you dont like the nylon gimbals then any rod maker can put you on some alumumnum ones for cheap.

I have used tidewaters in the GOM for years and i have caught small fish all the way to big ones and they have never let me down.