Author Topic: Walleye rod  (Read 687 times)

Offline Picking perch

  • IceShanty Rookie
  • **
  • Posts: 30
Walleye rod
« on: Dec 06, 2018, 08:05 PM »
What is everyone’s favorite walleye rod for jigging?

Offline jiggalo

  • Team IceShanty Regular
  • ***
  • Posts: 279
  • Another great day to be alive!
Re: Walleye rod
« Reply #1 on: Dec 06, 2018, 08:25 PM »
My favorites are a couple old Thorne Bros. fiberglass rods. They are tough as nails and Thorne Bros. still makes them. I also like their Walleye Sweatheart and the Goldigger series from JT. It's all personal preference and how you are going to use them. Inside a house I go with shorter rods outside hole hopping rods are 36" to 42" long for stand up fishing.
Every day is a good day it's just some days are better than others

Offline slipperybob

  • Team IceShantyholic
  • ***
  • Posts: 6,552
  • LX5 or die...maybe extra battery.
Re: Walleye rod
« Reply #2 on: Dec 06, 2018, 09:09 PM »
Unfortunately I do have the Thorne Bros. Walleye Sweetheart.  ;D and haven't really need to look for a replacement.

Overall it still depends on the lure weight of what I'm using.

When they are finicky...it's ultra light panfish rods.  And again I've got that Thorne Bros. Panfish Sweetheart.

Before the Thorne Bros. rods, though, I was a St. Croix fanboy.
Before the St. Croix rods, I was an Ugly Stick fanboy.

whooops, I still am...there's just so many good rods available now.
For more information read my MN nice journal

Offline Bucket Rump

  • Iceshanty Militia
  • Team IceShanty Addict
  • *
  • Posts: 907
Re: Walleye rod
« Reply #3 on: Dec 07, 2018, 05:59 AM »
Fenwick Aetos and Elite Tech rods are what I use - medium/medium heavy.

Offline Thearcher1340

  • Team IceShanty Regular
  • ***
  • Posts: 401
Re: Walleye rod
« Reply #4 on: Dec 07, 2018, 06:37 AM »
Going to try n target walleye through the ice this year.  So I am in the market for a walleye rodwas thinking 36-40 inch rod, action was thinking medium heavy. What u guys think.

Offline Northern_MN Outdoorsan

  • Team IceShanty Regular
  • ***
  • Posts: 187
Re: Walleye rod
« Reply #5 on: Dec 07, 2018, 11:24 AM »
Had good success with my 13 27" ML rod last year. Sensitive enough to catch some nice jumbo perch and detect finicky walleye bites and heavy enough to handle a couple 30" northern I landed last season.

Offline bigstorm

  • Team IceShanty Addict
  • *
  • Posts: 542
Re: Walleye rod
« Reply #6 on: Dec 07, 2018, 12:31 PM »
 I really like my TUCR Commander when targeting walleyes only.

Offline Picking perch

  • IceShanty Rookie
  • **
  • Posts: 30
Re: Walleye rod
« Reply #7 on: Dec 07, 2018, 07:51 PM »
Thanks for all the input.

 



Iceshanty | MyFishFinder | MyHuntingForum
Contact | Disclaimer | Privacypolicy | Sponsor
© 1996- Iceshanty.com
All Rights Reserved.