WolfyBrandon

Well to be quite honest the rods I've been using are some fairly cheap rods $30-$50 range because I was experimenting trying to figure out what type of eyelids I need so the line does not damage the rod. First rod I had with ceramic eyelids was a cheap-o South Bend Outdoorsman 6 1/2 ft medium spinning rod (No. Pro-345) Action: Medium Then I upgraded to Berkley Cherrywood Graphite CWS5662M 6'6'' Action: Medium Spinning Rod Now my current rod which is also messed up is a Pflueger Microspin Series IM-7 Graphite PMSP 436626 Action: Light Last rod is probably my best one and most expensive but I haven't dared to get any $100+ ones until I get the damage issue figured out. Though It says light action, to me it feels more like a medium so that's why I went with it. I've been getting my rods from Sportsman's Warehouse which has a pretty good selection and also have access to a Cabela's. I was browsing the selection a few days ago looking for a new rod since I'm about to get back into fishing and my current rod is tore up. It seems like 1/2 if not 3/4 of the rods on display have the ceramic type eyelids and that was the type I had the most problems with or at least it seemed to wear the fastest. Wolfy

Hi all, Over the past few years of bass fishing I've been having a lot of wear and tear on the very last eyelid of my fishing poles. It seems like only after a few months of fishing the line is actually wearing groves into the last eyelid so that if I continue to fish my line begins to fray and becomes very weak. I can actually hear the line making noise when its riding in these groves. I've tried various rods from the ceramic inner eyelids, cheap metal eyelids and even stainless steel eyelids and no matter what I try I keep getting those groves. I'm using that Trilene XL Smooth Casting (10lb) line and since changing the rod isn't working I figure the problem is the line. I would really hate to give up this line since it fits all my fishing needs but I can't have it keep destroying my rods especially if I get some very expensive ones. Is this just normal wear and tear on the rod or should I begin looking around for some different line? If so, recommendations to some good similar line would be helpful. Thanks, Wolfy