I am using a fiberglass rod for all my crankbaits. It is not an expensive one. I think it was $60.00 to $80.00. It's an American Rodsmith's. I've been using it for a few years now. One thing I really like about it is that I don't lose as many fish on it. But One thing I really hate about it is that it is not very sensitive at all. I can't feel the vibration of the crankbait as much as I did with a graphite rod that I used to use and definitely don't feel the bites as good. Is this because of the quality of the rod or is it typical with all fiberglass rods? This is the only one I have ever owned. I am thinking about getting one of the blended rods. Like this one http://www.gloomis.com/content/g-loomis/us/en/home/conventional/rods/bass/CRANKBAITS.html. Does anyone use these? Does this still have the flexibility like a glass rod? I would love the one I'm using if it was just more sensitive.

I recently switched from using full fiberglass Rods to blended Rods and am glad I did. Not only are they lighter but are more sensitive as well. I do still like the all glass rods at times on baits that put out a ton of vibration becuase they dampen it a bit. The rods I'm using now are around $60 and outperform a lot of $200 rods I've experimented with. Good luck in your search.

The Loomis "fiber blend" isn't your basic composite rod, they just have more fiberglass in the scrim but it is still a graphite rod. Composites are better but unless you get a really good one you'll still have poor sensitivity for the most part. Check out the Shimano Compre crankbait rods, they are reasonably priced and the TC4 blanks are one of the better composites I've held.

Thanks for the replies. So it sounds like even the best fiberglass rods will not be as sensitive. That was the main thing. I wasn't sure if it was because I didn't buy a good one. I am going to check out the composite rods. Thanks.