After learning a lot from my first conversion, I decided to do a casting rod. I chose my hardly used Lightning Rod.
What I realized after making the first one was that not all split grips are equal in the sensitivity department. The ones that enable you to have your hand touch the blank should be more sensitive that those on which your hand is solely on the cork.
Berkley Lightning Rod
This time, I made certain that my hand would be touching the blank.
This time, my palm is in direct contact with the blank and let me tell you it was nice to feel the feedback from the blank to my hand. It also feels very comfortable to hold.
As for the overall feel, I have to say it has greatly improved for me. The Lightning Rod has felt
