I've built a Salmon,Steelhead and trout rod from RS blanks. I havn't used the trout rod yet,but the other two are great rods,and I'm sure are plenty durable. Are they bulletproof?...no but most rods aren't. The more sensitive the rod (higher modulas graphite) the more likely they are to break from ABUSE. RS rods are 43 million mod,with 51 million coming soon,I think that's a good compromise between sensitivity,and toughness.

Looks like you may need to use an Ugly stick blank. :p

Speaking of Clearwater rods.My brother has one that was built in the early 90's.I fished with it one day,and it was like fishing a limp noodle. I couldn't tell what was going on with my bait at all. That may be why you think they're bulletproof. It sounds like they used a low modulas graphite.
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