@Catt those rosewood handles will ****** her outta there fast. 

 

Edit : bassresource won't let me use a synonym for pull nor talk about half my rods.

6 minutes ago, Hook2Jaw said:

@Catt those rosewood handles will ****** her outta there fast. 

 

That handle is actually to small (narrow) & was replaced with 

 

Any color as long as its black. Haha. I can use whatever as long as its not obnoxious. About the most "exotic" I have are the dark red G. Loomis Crank Bait rods. All my customs are black blanks with black wraps with very minor red inlays. I do have a handful of dark green Crucials that match my Curado E's quite nice though...

I don't mind different color rods or reel. What I do mind is when the rod colors and reel colors don't match when I put them together. I won't be putting a green reel on a red rod, except if I am fishing at Christmas.

 

The neon color rods have grown on me. They are visible from a distance which is a plus when they are in my kayak rod holders. Helps boaters see me.

I personally prefer a bare blank. Just seems like how a rod blank should be. Nice new cork handles never disappoints either. Cork does get pretty ugly with regular use though. If we're talking purely aesthetics I think a custom wood handle would be nice. 

 

I have seen some pretty nice epoxy colors on some mass produced rods though. Like a dark gold with gold spec on the *** the dark blue/ green w/ green spec of the st croix ledgends.

Never bought a rod based on color, my rods were purchased on fit and function.

22 hours ago, Tennessee Boy said:

Now that's funny and you're old. ?

Oh yes! And, at age 66, after not having worn a beard in decades, all my life with dark brown hair . . . most of my beard grew in . . . as white as, well, Pat Boone's shoes.

 

Ha!

I dont like a fully painted blank, but I love bright highlights and will usually add color parts to my reels to match. 

 

If you go real crazy you want the lures to match as well....

 

I like the traditional type rods with a full cork handle. I won't buy any bright florescent rods and I won't buy any with the split grip.

I always match my shoes to my purse.

Who would have thought this string would go so far?

 

Regarding color affecting fish-catching, there have been allegations that white is too visible and can adversely affect the frequency of strikes.  On clear water salt flats some argue that glossy finishes cause the same problems, but I've never noticed a bonefish flare from the rod, always the line when I screw up.  Maybe up really close?

8 minutes ago, MickD said:

Who would have thought this string would go so far?

 

Regarding color affecting fish-catching, there have been allegations that white is too visible and can adversely affect the frequency of strikes.  On clear water salt flats some argue that glossy finishes cause the same problems, but I've never noticed a bonefish flare from the rod, always the line when I screw up.  Maybe up really close?

I would have never guessed so many fisherman would be that concerned about rod colors either

On ‎1‎/‎6‎/‎2019 at 2:47 PM, CroakHunter said:

Not cheap by my book. $100. 

Must be a Ghost

I think we still have about 2-3 more years to go with the bright colors and Winn grips before the fad dies.

Function first over form color makes no difference to me.

I have an old Bass Pro Shops Micro-Lite spinning rod that looks to be a dark black finish but changes color depending on angle and lighting to a cherry red gloss finish. It’s very cool, although the rod isn’t ideal because of how slow and heavy it is. For the most part I like a sanded graphite blank and full cork handles. When I’m looking at rods I’m also a stickler for reel seats, I can’t stand exposed threads, skeleton reel seats, and avoid the Fuji ACS reel seats. 

Tubular glass rods started off as light tan color that looks fiberglass unless they were painted. Graphite tubular rods started off dark gray and stayed that color for decades until rod makers wanted to differentiate between low to high end models like St Croix green, light blue and natural graphite gray, others followed with colored blanks.

White is beyond comprehension because graphite is dark gray and white pigment is usually a talc compound that is UV sensitive breaking down under sunlight and hard on your eye sight. 

All my custom graphite bass rods are natural dark gray non reflective mat finish with royal blue guide wraps, because that is what I like, easy on my eyes looking at them all day.

Tom