Advice Glass vs carbon

[Tomthewelshie]

So I'm thinking about buying a couple of blanks to build my own beach rods.

I'm tempted by the harrison p2 blanks as I love harrison carp and specialist blanks.

The rods I currently own and plan to sell have glass tips.

I was just wondering if there were any downsides to carbon tips and braided mainline?

The other blanks I have my eye on are the m4gt but they are very expensive blanks and if the spigots are anything like my century I don't want the hassle.

 

[Shirleycodlin]

Not that I often use braid, but I find carbon tips feel super stiff and the whole experience unpleasant.
Carbon=mono
Glass=mono and braid.

Just my personal experience.

 

[chesilpete]

I had a pair of P2s and m4gts and you are talking about rods with very different characteristics..... make sure you try both.
The zip is very tippy the P2 is much more a through action.

 

[Tomthewelshie]

I had a pair of P2s and m4gts and you are talking about rods with very different characteristics..... make sure you try both.
The zip is very tippy the P2 is much more a through action.

Which would you say was the most user friendly casting wise?

 

[Tomthewelshie]

Not that I often use braid, but I find carbon tips feel super stiff and the whole experience unpleasant.
Carbon=mono
Glass=mono and braid.

Just my personal experience.

I would consider going back to mono tbh! I feel like I missed so many fish recently on braid

 

[Tomthewelshie]

Not that I often use braid, but I find carbon tips feel super stiff and the whole experience unpleasant.
Carbon=mono
Glass=mono and braid.

Just my personal experience.

I would consider going back to mono tbh! I feel like I missed so many fish

 

[Shirleycodlin]

I would consider going back to mono tbh! I feel like I missed so many fish

Or is it a case of you didn't see the bites on mono?

 

[Tomthewelshie]

Or is it a case of you didn't see the bites on mono?

Valid point but I think my over excitement isn't helping lol

 

[chesilpete]

Which would you say was the most user friendly casting wise?

Completely different.
The biggest difference is the way they unload. The P2 does not have the same recovery speed as the M4.

 

[stan m]

Talking to Mike at Harrison many moons ago the P2 was intended for fixed spool use primarily

 

[Tomthewelshie]

Talking to Mike at Harrison many moons ago the P2 was intended for fixed spool use primarily

Il speak to Mike as I need to order a few other blanks. Fixed spool suits me perfectly

 

[Wolf]

I would consider going back to mono tbh! I feel like I missed so many fish recently on braid

I caught more on mono,than on braid.