Impressions:
It wasn’t all that
long ago that I had all but abandoned glass rods in favor of graphite. It was
only last August that my opinion of glass changed thanks to the Lamiglas Skeet
Reese SR705R. Prior to this the weight penalties and lack of sensitivity in
traditional glass had me running for graphite. But well implemented glass sticks
exhibit an action that is ideal for certain applications, and there is no
graphite based rod that exhibits the exact same buttery feel of glass.
Meet
the Powell 754 CB Glass rod
Prior to the introduction
of our “Swimbait Rod Wars” we had already reviewed Powell’s SB711H swimbait rod
which was a well crafted rod, one that came with a reasonable price tag, yet
managed to maintain a custom rod look and feel. The SB711H was a serious
swimbait rod, capable of tossing the biggest swimbaits. Since then we wanted to
look at a lighter stick from the company, possibly one that could toss smaller
swimbaits as well as other mid sizes lures. That’s when we came across Powell’s
newest glass rod, the 754 CB. This rod is not exactly a true swimbait stick but
rather more of a multipurpose rod.
The
rod is designed for deep cranking and smaller swimbaits
The 754 CB Glass rod is
7’5” inches in length and is rated to handle lures from 1/4oz to 1oz. The rod
exhibits a Mod-Fast action and is rated “Heavy” in action. Like other Powell
rods the 754 is matte in appearance with only a thick layer of gloss right above
the reel seat. The 754 has the same easily identifiable Powell design with a
clean split grip implementation, complete with attractive metal winding checks
and silver and blue threading. The real difference between this rod and other
Powell graphite rods is the much thicker diameter of the blank, especially near
the base of the rod.
The
754 CB has all the
attributes you
expect from glass,
including a nice
moderate tip
