Another vote for Clastar Rods, I have a couple of 6455s an H and an XH. They're great rods. I also have a number of Graphiters, (GF760 M and H's, and a couple of 765s) glass graphite composite and they have **** loads of recoil and lifting ability way more than the 6455s.
I prefer the Graphiters and I'm gobsmacked/stumped why NZ rod builders continue to build Sword rods using 6455s. As I said, great blanks, but there are better options. I think they just get stuck with what they know.
When I lived in the States, some anglers still preferred to fish the eglass blanks with braid because they were softer, particlaryly with shorter (10foot) top shots some fish to get mroe action from their live bait. But the majority fished Graphiters and still do.
The GF760 blanks I like are 6 foot blanks so need to be trimmed at the butt end to fit a Bent butt or Unibutt. I build mine with an 8" hypalon butt, G3 Gimbal, ARS 3M reel seat and 16" foregrip. I'm sure there's a 5.5 foot option the GF755 is one and there's a GF7455 and GF7460 too now which are even stronger rods. I've been told the 755 didn't have much in the way of action, which is not necessarily surprising because if it used the same mandrel as the 655 eglass, then it wouldn't hold a candle to the 7455.
Any new ones I build will most likely have SiC Guides, or perhaps one of the otehr ceramics. My current rods all have Aftco HD rollers. The now do the HD in a "Wind-on" frame with increased clearance for Wind on leaders. The reality is that the extra clearance is needed for the Bimini knot. I should upgrade my rods to Windon HD guides, but can't be arsed, just need to pull the line through the guides when letting lure out. The Bimini knot winds back through no worries.
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