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Fiberglass Rod - Lamiglas or Diamondglass?
Posted by:
Tony Pevec
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Date: December 21, 2005 02:45PM
Just was seeing if anybody has had any experience with either one of these rods.
I am looking for a 6'-6" 2 or 3 piece 3wt. Any other recommended manufacturer's are recommended. Thanks, Tony Re: Fiberglass Rod - Lamiglas or Diamondglass?
Posted by:
LARRY PIRRONE
(---.att.net)
Date: December 21, 2005 05:25PM
i have the three pc lami honey colored blank in 6'6" length. billed as a 3 wt but will throw a 2 o 3. i just converted mine to 6 piece which stiffened it up a little and makes it a better 3
wt. i have been told that the two piece in this configuration is kind of wimpy. Re: Fiberglass Rod - Lamiglas or Diamondglass?
Posted by:
Tim Hough
(71.224.95.---)
Date: December 21, 2005 06:24PM
I built one of the honey colored 2 piece Lami's. It WAS wimpy. The multi piece ones are much nicer. Too bad they stopped producing their black S-glass fly blanks...they were sweet (and fairly cheap), my 7 1/2 ft 4 wt is still a favorite of mine to cast.. No experience with Diamondglass at all, only their graphite rods from "back in the day."
Tim Re: Fiberglass Rod - Lamiglas or Diamondglass?
Posted by:
Andy Davison
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Date: December 21, 2005 11:23PM
I've built the Lami 6'6" 3 weight 2 piece and I just bought a factory 6'6" Diamondglass 3 weight last summer. I didn't like the lami that much, waaay too noodly. The diamondglass is awesome though, I love it. Definetely a lot different action than the lami, I just wish it was a 3 piece. It's still a full flexing rod but has a silky smooth action, the lami had no backbone for fishing nymphs. I would say go with the diamondglass or else try the 3 piece lami, I've heard it's a lot better than the 2 piece. I've heard people that love the 2 piecer though, I guess to each his own. Re: Fiberglass Rod - Lamiglas or Diamondglass?
Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
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Date: December 22, 2005 10:49AM
Haven't tried your blank, but the 8 ft 4 wt Diamondglass that I tried was a real delight to fish. As nice as any custom glass rod I've tried over the years. Re: Fiberglass Rod - Lamiglas or Diamondglass?
Posted by:
Dave Jamieson
(206.239.195.---)
Date: December 22, 2005 11:51AM
Has anyone tried the 6-piece lamiglas honey blanks? I was considering the 3 weight for a winter project. I assume it's got more backbone than the 2-piece or even the 3-piece? Re: Fiberglass Rod - Lamiglas or Diamondglass?
Posted by:
LARRY PIRRONE
(---.ontrca.adelphia.net)
Date: December 22, 2005 12:14PM
dave, when i converted the three pc 3wt using spigot ferrules just like lamiglass does it stiffened it up and made it a good three wt. before it was really a 2 for me. i think lamiglass uses the same taper for the multi piece (except the two which is tip over butt) rods so i would say that the 6 piece from lami would make a nice rod for what you would want a six piece rod for (small streams that you would have to hike into). it would be an adequate caster at short distances up to about 40 feet. Re: Fiberglass Rod - Lamiglas or Diamondglass?
Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
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Date: December 22, 2005 10:19PM
The six piece has about the same or less backbone as it has very fine spigot ferrules. Built one as a ultra-ultralight spinning rod for the old man. It CCd at around 1.3 if I remember right. Action angle was in the low 50's. Many of the glass rods I've CCd or seen CCd were lighter than their ratings. Re: Fiberglass Rod - Lamiglas or Diamondglass?
Posted by:
LARRY PIRRONE
(---.ontrca.adelphia.net)
Date: December 22, 2005 10:50PM
the glass i used for spigots was from an old heddon glass blank and may have been stiffer than the ones lamiglas uses. the conversion made the rod stiffer for sure. Re: Fiberglass Rod - Lamiglas or Diamondglass?
Posted by:
Todd R. Vivian
(---.lamiglas.com)
Date: January 02, 2006 02:37PM
Tony,
what you may want to look at are the Blue Ridge blanks. These are a glass & graphite blank in 3pc. Todd Regards, Todd Vivian Mud Hole Custom Tackle todd@mudhole.com Re: Fiberglass Rod - Lamiglas or Diamondglass?
Posted by:
Jim Benenson
(164.64.146.---)
Date: January 04, 2006 06:02PM
Todd,
I have sent you a second e-mail about a problem with one of your blanks. Please respond. Jim Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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