I am amazed at the quality and information of all your responses to previous Bullard post. I was a young enlisted man in the US Navy serving in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from 1974 through 1978. The fishing was unbelievable! We were catching large tarpon, bonefish, snook, sharks, and huge cubera snapper from shore daily and going out in boats every weekend. STGC Dennis Young introduced me to the fine art of boat building and rod building. He was using lamiglas blanks because they were light and the made excellent lite spinning rods. Those big tarpon and snapper were taking a toll on my store bought rods and he handed me a bullard tackle catalog. I wish I still had those catalogs. We waited in great anticipation for mail call several times weekly for rod supplies from Bullard's. I remember building casting and spinning rods using rawhide blanks models #7010, 7020, and a brute 7030. These blanks were brown the first couple of years and then were renamed dura something and were shiny black. No matter though heavy they felt good and whipped large fish. I built many and they became popular on the base but foolishly I sold them all just before returning stateside. These fiberglass rods were so strong. Never broke a blank and had plenty of accidents where they should have broken. Are they obsolete? Can any be obtained? Did they morph into something else? If bullard is now a chef he would have a 5 star restaurant if his cooking is half as good as those old blanks and the memories I cherish of fun and discovery on saltwater heaven in Cuba. Thanks to all of you for your responses.........

Roark Ferguson
Roark's Reptile Safari

If I was looking for currently available, durable fiberglass, I would go for LamiGlass. The long fiberglass rods with slow action are ideal for mooching when combined with the natural rocking of the boat. Superior in that application to graphite. Combined with the very high durability, not to mention low cost, fiberglass has it's niches that make it a better choice for some applications.

Seeker, also builds some awsome glass blanks!