Let's see some rod/reel setup PICS!

[ryno]

Top left
36" TB quiverstick with ml tripwire
30" TB perch sweetheart with m tripwire
27" TB quiverstick with ml tripwire
Top right
27" TB perch sweetheart
28" TB quiverstick that I regripped
28" TB quiverstick

Top left
17" TB sweet pea
40" med hole hopping rod I made
36" st Croix med
Top right
33" mhx panfish king with med tripwire
24" TB panfish sweetheart ml tripwire
28" ml with med tripwire I made
24" TB powernoodle

Another case not pictured with three frabill panfish poppers, a cpl frabill quick tips and a st Croix....for friends/guests.

[stpaulslouch]

Top left
36" TB quiverstick with ml tripwire
30" TB perch sweetheart with m tripwire
27" TB quiverstick with ml tripwire
Top right
27" TB perch sweetheart
28" TB quiverstick that I regripped
28" TB quiverstick

Top left
17" TB sweet pea
40" med hole hopping rod I made
36" st Croix med
Top right
33" mhx panfish king with med tripwire
24" TB panfish sweetheart ml tripwire
28" ml with med tripwire I made
24" TB powernoodle

Another case not pictured with three frabill panfish poppers, a cpl frabill quick tips and a st Croix....for friends/guests.

How does the MHX blank compare to the TB?

[jwetovick]

Extremely comparable in my opinion. However, have not been able to fish either. Have just built on both brands in the quiverstick and panfish versions so far.

[VTWoodchuck]

Top left
36" TB quiverstick with ml tripwire
30" TB perch sweetheart with m tripwire
27" TB quiverstick with ml tripwire
Top right
27" TB perch sweetheart
28" TB quiverstick that I regripped
28" TB quiverstick

Top left
17" TB sweet pea
40" med hole hopping rod I made
36" st Croix med
Top right
33" mhx panfish king with med tripwire
24" TB panfish sweetheart ml tripwire
28" ml with med tripwire I made
24" TB powernoodle

Another case not pictured with three frabill panfish poppers, a cpl frabill quick tips and a st Croix....for friends/guests.

Wow! Many, many nice set ups.  I now feel like the guy that showed up to a formal dinner direct from the barn wearing my mucking boots and coveralls.  ; - )

[corny13]

Here is my favorite Lake Winnipeg Walleye jigging rod and reel.  I had worn out my old TB Walleye Sweetheart 28" and replaced it this summer with this new one.  Reel is a Shimano Calcutta 50XT.  Super light weight great drag.

[MBrown4]

Liking that Calcutta 50.wish I could find some 50 size reels that aren't 200 bucks

[jthod]

Wow! Many, many nice set ups.  I now feel like the guy that showed up to a formal dinner direct from the barn wearing my mucking boots and coveralls.  ; - )

X2, nice spread.

[ryno]

How does the MHX blank compare to the TB?

The 30" mhx is close to the TB perch sweetheart but a little stiffer, I sand it down to be almost identical.  The mhx quiver stick is very similar to the TB version.  I haven't tried the other mhx panfish blank to see how it compares.  I did try the mhx 36" walleye blank first and it was to stiff so tapered it down to a perch sweetheart.  I really like the back bone of these two mhx blanks.  My hole hopper is a mhx 42" walleye light and has more of a moderate action which works for that rod, I just tapered the tip a little for using small spoons.

[corny13]

Liking that Calcutta 50.wish I could find some 50 size reels that aren't 200 bucks

The 50XT I got on eBay from a guy in Japan.  125 including shipping.  There is a U.S. 50 on eBay now current bid $72.   Shimano doesn't make 50's anymore u have to get used. Perfect size for ice fishing.

[byguenette]

Found a couple gems

[stpaulslouch]

Found a couple gems

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I didn't know they made ice rods, that's pretty awesome!

[matzilla]

Guess you can still get them - http://www.tforods.com/conventional-rods/gary-loomis-signature-series/hard-water-ice-rods.html

[Yankee Troller]

All my Thorne Bros rods paired with Daiwa Laguna reels in an Ice Fishing Innovations rod case.

28" Quiverstick
28" Power Noodle
30" Perch Sweetheart
32" MH Walleye Sweetheart (2 with 1 on order)
31" M Walleye Sweetheart (1 with 2 on order)
38" Deadstick

[TJG]

All my Thorne Bros rods paired with Daiwa Laguna reels in an Ice Fishing Innovations rod case.

28" Quiverstick
28" Power Noodle
30" Perch Sweetheart
32" MH Walleye Sweetheart (2 with 1 on order)
31" M Walleye Sweetheart (1 with 2 on order)
38" Deadstick

Very nice rods and case set-up. Those cases are a bit pricy, but I really like em.

[Muskyrush]

I'm going to place my order tonight 😃

[jumbo chaser]

I build my own version of the power noodle it's called the willow stick named after my youngest daughter

[Agronomist_at_IA]

I build my own version of the power noodle it's called the willow stick named after my youngest daughter

Now don't pull a peterson using a switch

[Yankee Troller]

Very nice rods and case set-up. Those cases are a bit pricy, but I really like em.

You're 100% right, but when you have $700-$1000 in custom ice rods bouncing around in the bottom of a sled being pulled by a machine $150 worth of insurance gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. I also like how all my tackle and rods are in 1 spot. When we go away to Bay of Quinte, and other destinations I can bring everything into the hotel room at night to dry out/re-tie.

[matzilla]

My latest addition - No8 CGI reel and 25" Light action Snitch rod - can't wait to try it out

[jumbo chaser]

I like the looks of the no 8 reel nice setup

[OpryIcin]

[OpryIcin]

And my favorite rod of all, my HT Slick Ice.  Not fancy, but the crook in the blank really helps line up the spool with the eyelets.

[flatironfisherman]

top to bottom:
24" St. Croix Premier UL Combo
30" Ugly Stick GX2 MH Combo
23" Tickle Stick SUL w/ Black Betty 6061 reel
26" Dave Genz True Blue L Combo
28" Jason Mitchell Meat Stick M Combo
32" Flatline Rod w/ No. 8 CGI reel



top to bottom:
24" Riversider SUL Combo
26" Ugly Stick Pro Ice UL Combo
25" Ugly Stick Lite Ice L Combo
24" HT Green Hornet L Combo
28" Berkley Lightning Rod Ice ML w/ Dave Genz True Blue reel
Adding a "walleye specific" combo in the #6 spot very soon!

[Muskyrush]

New rod case just came in was a fan of Yankee trollers so here it is

[byguenette]

Picked up this beauty today!

[matzilla]

I like the looks of the no 8 reel nice setup

It definitely looks nice...haven't had too much time to play around with it but my first thoughts are that the spool has too much play in it and the drag isn't silky smooth. I'll take it apart and lube it up this weekend. I need to remind myself that its not a pflueger president

[Cotacatchers]

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Very Very nice !

[TJG]

You're 100% right, but when you have $700-$1000 in custom ice rods bouncing around in the bottom of a sled being pulled by a machine $150 worth of insurance gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. I also like how all my tackle and rods are in 1 spot. When we go away to Bay of Quinte, and other destinations I can bring everything into the hotel room at night to dry out/re-tie.

With that much pricy hardware, $150 is nice insurance. Good luck and tight lines on the ice this year!

[Ice Scratcher]

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[flatironfisherman]

All my Thorne Bros rods paired with Daiwa Laguna reels in an Ice Fishing Innovations rod case.

28" Quiverstick
28" Power Noodle
30" Perch Sweetheart
32" MH Walleye Sweetheart (2 with 1 on order)
31" M Walleye Sweetheart (1 with 2 on order)
38" Deadstick

I was very close to buying one of those, but I built 2 of my own for half the price of 1 Ice Fishing Innovation box.  They're not composite, which makes them heavier but I use my 4 wheeler 90% of the time.  The rest is just pond hoping here and there and I do have a smitty which makes all the difference!