Bass face

Cork or foam? There is no way, no how, that I can accept foam on my rods! If a $300 rod was on sale for $20 and has a foam grips I’d pass on the deal! A little foam here or there ok, I guess. For me, there’s just something about cork... looks good, feels good, weathers well. I’ll keep the foam in my beer, not on my rods 🏄🏼‍♂️🎣

Smokypig Loc: Cheyenne, wyoming

I will second that motion.

The Mean grandma

AMEN

Ron620DVS Loc: Guntersville Alabama

The main reason rod companies have gone away from full cork handles is that quality cork has gotten more expensive. The rod companies also keep inventing rod blanks that are more advanced in technology. These rod blanks are lighter and more sensitive and they match up really well with the lighter weight split cork and eva foam grips.. Now, the newest trick item comes from a company called Winn. Winn made its mark in golf club grips. Their material is super lightweight and has almost the same tacky feeling that their golf grips have. I had my friend Tom customize my 2 G Loomis spinning rods with a new style Aero comfort reel seat and these new grips. The weight of the rod decreased and the comfort fishing that rod is amazing. I chose the "natural" toned grips which are cork colored and have a fancy pattern in them. They also offer a bunch of colored grips (red, green, blue,orange etc.) which means you could match a rod blank color or pick say a black or graphite colored blank and then a red set of handles, red thread and red colored checks (the round rings used at the front or back on a split grip) The list of options to customize a rod with grows quickly. All of the rods in these pictures were built by my friend Tom. The rods in the second picture all belong to another friend of mine. He likes to get creative with his equipment. He had Tom build rods using some purple, some blue, some green and also some red colored blanks The third picture shows my finished spinning rod. I really love to fish with this rod now. We changed it because the reel seat was giving me some trouble and before it broke I thought it would be wise to just replace it. Man am I glad I did. That rod originally came with a full cork handle and a typical straight- all plastic reel seat. Now it weighs less and feels terrific in my hand.
All rods.

Dennisjj Loc: Kinston N.C.

Sounds like you know what's going on with rods very impressive nice information.

Raw Dawg Ron Loc: St. Petersburg, FL

Cork is the most sensitive for feeling lite bites. Down side is in rod holders, cork gets torn up when trolling under pressure.

Bass face

All my rods are black, cork grips, with black reels... stealthiness gives me confidence!🏄🏼‍♂️🎣

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

Can I get one that will cast as far as a golf club can hit a ball , in the right hands or left as the case may be?

badbobby Loc: Humble Texas

cork
only cork

Bdubya06 Loc: Salem OR

I don't see pics! Am I missing something?

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

Cork for my fresh water rods and "foam" for saltwater.