Glass vs Carbon for Perch

It seems to me that there is an idea that jigging for Perch is best done with a carbon rod vs a glass rod. What are the general reasons for this? I know that this is not a blanket statement and that people use what ever rod they choose. Just curious as to the why regarding this idea.

To me it would depend on how aggressive the bite is. If they are real aggressive and you can and want to feel the bite I’d say Carbon rod is the way to go. If the bite is real lite and you need to see the bite on a soft rod tip then a Noodle rod made out of glass would work better.

I personally like carbon. The rebound of the material is much faster.
I jig more aggressively for perch than I do for other fish. I really like a light tip as well because when I am fishing light spoons and when I want the spoon to stop it should stop.

I finally got on a real perch bite this year and it wasn’t even on Devils Lake where I live(that’s how good D.L. is this year). I got to use my quicktip from TUCR and lets just say that was one of my best experiences perch fishing. Not only is it a feel rod but also a sight rod in my opinion. You can see some of the lightest bites before you feel it. This is my first custom rod along with the precision which was fun using as well with some of the pigs this last weekend. I can’t compare with other companies but I am 100% satisfied. You don’t need quality to catch fish but it does make it a lot more fun when you have it.

Thanks for the responses. I have a couple TUC Rods and really enjoy them. I just see all the stuff that builders are doing with glass recently and wonder if continuing to upgrade with glass might be a better approach.

Perch fishing in southern WI is a little different. I have been fishing them in 60 to 80ft of water, tight to the bottom. There is a traditional method used here using a heavy pencil weight on a glass rod (known as a swish rod) where you watch the tip for any added weight.

I have just gotten into perch fishing here this year and used my normal carbon walleye rods with these pencil weights. While I have had some success, I have also started using my glass noodle rods with the 5MM tungsten jig and have had better success. Fishing that deep, any twitch on the rod tip and you set the hook. With the TUCR PN or DH Al Dente, those slight tip twitches are pretty noticeable

It kinda depends on what I am using for them. If I am fishing with jigs or a hali/dropper rig it’s my DH Aldente. If I’m fishing spoons, jigging raps, or darters it’s my TB Perch SH.