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From: mike@hpfcla.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: graphite rods
Message-ID: <70100003@hpfclq.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 12:47:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 21 12:47:00 1985
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Graphite rods must be carefully wrapped with reinforcing near the ferule
because the internal fibers don't have good adhesion with one another. Most
of the failures in graphite rods I've seen split near the ferule. When buying
a graphite rod be sure to check for reinforcing thread wrappings around the
female side of the ferule.

A good graphite fly rod is far superior to any fiberglas counterpart. There
are poor graphite rods on the market, though.

Mike McNelly	hplabs!hpfcla!mike