One-piece vs 2-piece rods

[Mako]

By mistake, I just bought a couple of 2-piece spinning rods and I wonder if anyone out there has had any bad experiences with them.

I'm relatively new to using spinning and was strictly a baitcaster user.

I even thought about gluing the 2 pieces together

Any comments are appreciated

[Rifleman]

I will never buy a 1-piece rod again. Sooner or later, it will end up being 2 or three pieces.....



I'm no expert, but I've never had an issue with 2-piece rods.

[fishinfoflounder]

I really don't care for spinning tackle anyway and I'm not too excited about 2 piece rods. I know they've come a long way since the day.
The major problem I see with them is that you loose a some sensitivity & strength.
Another thing I've seen is the 2 pieces come apart while fighting a fish, I've also seen the top half launched when the rod was cast. Most of these were probably a little older rods & the quality has no doubt improved.
If it were me however I'd return them & get 1 piece rods ( with baitcasters on them).

[greyloon]

The loss of sensitivity is minor, if any. If you notice, most fly fishermen use three and four piece rods. If you keep sand out of the ferrule, they are as good. There's a general prejudice against two piece rods, but I find little difference. If you mainly soak bait, you'll not notice a difference. You could also do what I do, never take them apart. Of course, I've 8 feet of truck bed to haul my rods in. As for spinning equipment, it'll do you just fine.

[Rooster]

2 pieces come apart while fighting a fish, I've also seen the top half launched when the rod was cast.

I have fished 2 piece rods for 16 years and have never had any of these problems with any of the two piece rods I have owned.... way back in 1960 this may have been a problem, but this has never been a problem in my lifetime, there is nothing wrong with a good two piece rod.

[kspops]

I have only had a problem with my 2 piece rod coming apart when I have reeled the swivel between the line and leader into the top guide. 1 time in about 18 years of fishing 2 piece rods. My $.02

[greyloon]

Best thing about a two piece rod, you can take it apart and it fits behind the seat of the truck.

[flyfisher000]

I have a Winston 5wt. 5 piece fly rod. You can't tell the difference in the action beween that rod and a 1 piece rod. With a 1 piece rod you will most of the time have to bend it a litttle to make it fit in the car.

[greyloon]

That Winston sounds sweet.

[mauso1]

I even thought about gluing the 2 pieces together

???

Peter..you really shouldn't feel an appreciative amount of difference than a one piece.
Be sure to lube the solid piece before you put it onto the ferrule portion.
Believe it or not just run the solid piece up against your nose to get some lube...Then just seat it firmly...No Joke... No Kidding.

[whodog]

...just run the solid piece up against your nose to get some lube...Then just seat it firmly...No Joke... No Kidding.

Dang! I though I was the only one that did that.
It really works. You can tighten the 2 pieces tighter than you normally would and the 2 halves come apart every time w/o force. (The only good thing my old man taught me about fishing.)

Geez mauso1, just how OLD are you?? I learned that back in the middle of the last century.

[greyloon]

Bar soap also works as a lube.

[FishingDL]

My fly rods are 3 pieces and I have a couple 2 piece spinning rods. I have never had a problem. The way you are supposed to put a rod together is to line up one piece about a 1/4 turn off from being straight with the other piece. Put them together firmly lined up slightly off like that. Then apply more pressure (don't over do it ) as you turn it to line up correctly. This gives you a much more secure fit than if you line them up and just push them together. Most good fly rods have line up marks to make it easier than looking down the guides. If you plan to take your rods apart very often you could put small marks on them to aid in lining the 2 pieces up.

[Mako]

thanks for all the comments...I feel more comfortable now

Randy.... should I rub the inside or outside of my nose?

[mauso1]

Mako wrote:

Randy.... should I rub the inside or outside of my nose?

Your Pick

whoodog wrote:

Geez mauso1, just how OLD are you??

Odds are 37-1 that I am older than your Old Man..

Let me tell ya:

In 2000 the census takers came by and of course one of the questions they ask is how old you are.

Well I didn't really want to tell them but they kept on insisting that I disclose my age.

I asked them if everybody else on the block had told them their age?

They said "Yes Sir........everybody on the block"

What about my neighbors across the street..the old spinster Hill ladies?

Did they tell you how old they are?

The census taker said "Yes Sir...the Hill Sisters did tell us how old they are.

To which I replied " Well then young man just put down that I'm older than the Hills".

[pag_yaker]

I've been using 2-piece rods only for a long time. For my needs, it does fine. I have been upgrading reels lately though. I figure a decent rod, coupled with a good reel is a better way to spend my money.

My current fav rod is a Shimano Scimitar ... $30 at Sports Authority.