DO NOT USE GRAPHITE FOR DOWNRIGGER FISHING.

Sorry to yell but I wanted you to see this. Check with any manufacture and they will tell you to use fiberglass, not graphite. Last trip out I had the displeasure of watching another boat set the hook off of a rigger and the rod snapped. Sure enough, graphite. The way they are designed and manufactured, they do not like the continued stress from the rigger, only to be taken out of the rod holder and popped a couple of times. Look at Outdoor Emp for rigger rods. They will all be fiberglass. The ugly yellow ones work great, are 30 bucks, and will last a long time.

Steve