Comparing rod "Modulus"

[OFG]

Can someone out there help with the modulus of various rods?
Cabela's XML says it is 44 million.
I see an IM6 listed as 38 million.
What is: Loomis GLX St. Croix Legend St. Croix Avid Other?

Q2: Do these factories make their own blanks or buy from an independent manufacturer?

[REW]

In general - Both St. Croix, and G Loomis refuse to rate their rods with a "Modulus".

Both companies simply indicate - that they feel that modulus alone is not representative of how a rod might fish for a particular application. Yes, it is one measure of a blank -- typically a higher number - indicates a stiffer rod -- but that is only a general indication.

Also a higher number tends to indicate a potentially thinner walled rod - but that also might not be true for a specific rod, compared to a different rod.

Also a higher number tends to indicate a more fragile or more brittle rod -- but again, that also might not be true for a specific rod, compared to a competitiors.

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Look at rods - in a general sense - inexpensive rods tend to be heavier, more "clubby" more whippy - so to speak. More expensive rods tend to be lighter, less clubby, stiffer - and will dampen their vibrations more quickly.

It is up to you - as a fisher person - as to whether the trade off of a less expensive rod, compared to a more expensive rod- makes sense to you -- no matter what the graphite modulus is rated at.

Take care
REW

[OFG]

Thank you.

[Phil T.]

I saw rod construction explained in a fly fishing website (they get all the good stuff before the spinning and baitcasters do) like concrete. The graphite is the reinforcing material: wire, mesh, or re-rod. The resins that hold the fibers together is the concrete. The resins used are at least as important as the actual breaking strength of the graphite fibers. The orientation of the fibers is as important as the breaking strength of the fibers. Premium rods are built in a premium method. If all that was important was the strength of the fiber, good rods wouldn't cost so much.

[Chevy4sur]

Phil T...great explanation...you get an A for teaching...now modulus makes sense to me. :) Jack