THE RETURN OF PHENIX RODS

[hustlur]

WOW!!!! I guess the cat is out of the bag. Hope to see some fellow BD'ers at the FHS. I'll be there all day on Sunday at the booth. For all fans and non fans of Phenix, just come to the FHS and check out the rods,and let the rods do the talking.

Alex

[Sortasober]

I bought my first Phoenix when I was 15. Still have that rod. Good sticks

[ROADHOUSE]

nice rod. no homo.

[jerryG]

I have a couple phenix 965's that I've been fishing for the last 15 years or so. I've beat hell out of these rods and other than rewrapping them couple times to put on a fresh of guides they gone the distance. I also have an old Phenix 908 and 909 as well as a 1080 and also a phenix 9' jig stick (pretty much a Graphite version of the 690j). Their jig stick could have used more back bone but if you like calstar 690j you would love it. I would have liked better if it were less parabolic but I would never part with it though. IMO the old phenix rods are Great and strong as hell.

JerryG

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Originally Posted by Genensd

I POSTED THE SAME THING ON ALLCOAST AND THEY ARE SLAMMING PHENIX RODS SAYING THEY BROKE ALL THE TIME INCLUDING THEIR SALTWATER STICKS WHICH TO MY UNDERSTANDING WERE ACTUALLY CALSTAR BLANKS ANY FEEDBACK ON THAT, JUST CURIOUS AS I HAD NEVER HEARD THAT ABOUT THEM.
GENE

They "broke" because they had a lifetime warranty, imagine that. I know this drove Ty nuts. Great rods, blanks were made special patterns (powers) by Loomis for Phenix. I dont know if (old) Phenix (Ty-after Larry) made a saltwater "line" of rods using Calstar blanks. He did build quite a few custom saltwater rods and often used Calstar blanks for obvious reasons. Some of the smaller saltwater rods like calico specials and brealwater specials were Phenix blanks (GLoomis made - but not GLoomis blanks). Phenix rods are AWESOME, and the cool thing was that Ty would work with you and build custom handles. i have a 7" trout rod for throwing mini jigs, 14" tennessee grip, love it. Ty had a good thing going, i think he just got to the point where he was well beyond "over it". I wish i had known it was for sale. i would have bought the company

Originally Posted by Genensd

Yeah I know Calstar rods don't break which is what their saltwater blanks were made with they used several different blanks for their freshwater rods that was probably part of the problem the burgundy brown boron graphite rods were great though.
one of the guys that was slamming them has since corrected himself saying it was actually cosmotech rods that sucked not phenix.
who knows really we will see come fred hall.

Ive seen plenty of Calstar rods break. This is not a slam on Calstar as their quality speaks for itself. But, there is no glass, graphite or composite blank that i am aware of that is impervious to breakage.

Ugly Sticks are close, but even those can be broken.

["HI PENDECOS"]

Dude I saw them at sav-on tackle and they are not that bad. They had the 7' 2 power, and the 7' 4 power. The 2 power is great and it does not seem like the old ones. The guy there said they were going to be about 2 bills.

[RealityWynn]

I can say one thing for sure, I was hesitant to leave/switch over from GLoomis but since I gave them a try I will never go back..
Phenix Rods are hands down the best bang for your buck!