Help finding a good noodle rod?

[Mrpike1973]

I have a UL tickle stick it's OK, Then I bought a St Croix glass panfish noodle rod pretty good, I have used ul HT ice blues rods I think there the best but no back bone. I can no longer find the HT rods in Wal mart any other ideas?
I fish sunnies and crappies 99.5 percent of the time I need to see the bite My only complaint is I do not like a big round handle I have very small hands and like to have my middle finger touching the rod blank if I can I put my hand as close to the rod blank as I can. The tickle stick is ok sensitive but I seem to miss fish more than with the ht or the St Croix. the most I will pay is 60 bucks I only have 4 rods total right now.

[Reinert]

Ice  blues are on ebay and Amazon

[bigstorm]

If you can go a little higher, go for a DH Customs  Al Dente, maybe $75ish? great rod and on par with TUCR just without the recoil guides

[jwetovick]

If you can go a little higher, go for a DH Customs  Al Dente, maybe $75ish? great rod and on par with TUCR just without the recoil guides
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X2. Wait til u can save a few extra bucks and get a dh. If ur not picky on colors he pry has one on hand to ship. If ur stuck on colors you may have to wait weeks since it is his busy time. U don't need recoil guides.

[laer0302]

Maybe one of these will work for you?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hardwater-Customs-24-Power-Noodle-Ice-Rod/152910436589?hash=item239a2c18ed:g:eHcAAOSwQN5abl-p:rk:12:pf:0

[Royalwapiti]

I love the Beaver Dam Noodle, it's like $25, various lengths.

[slipperybob]

https://www.acmetackle.com/products/beaver-dam-23-glass-noodle-rod

Currently Beaver Dam Noodle is sold for $15

[jrjach75]

https://www.acmetackle.com/products/beaver-dam-23-glass-noodle-rod

Currently Beaver Dam Noodle is sold for $15

I was going to say, it's $12 here locally. I'm trying a dead meat stick, pretty stiff backbone but sensitive enough tip that I caught some 4" bluegills last weekend and don't think I missed any bites, it was $35 at fish USA.

I have a Vexan rod, the light jigging 24" rod that might have the handle you are looking for, it's also a power noodle type rod, lighter tip than the meat stick.

[3300]

13 fishing snitch or wicked.

[Mrpike1973]

I got a snitch and a series one quick tip we will see the Series One seems like I dont feel the jig but until real water we will see sometimes it will surprise you.

[Jayice]

Wal-Mart still sales theam I just seen en in the one by selling for like 8 bucks and change

[Light liner]

Beaver dams are nice. But cant beat the blues for the price.

[Unclegillhunter]

I was going to say, it's $12 here locally. I'm trying a dead meat stick, pretty stiff backbone but sensitive enough tip that I caught some 4" bluegills last weekend and don't think I missed any bites, it was $35 at fish USA.

I have a Vexan rod, the light jigging 24" rod that might have the handle you are looking for, it's also a power noodle type rod, lighter tip than the meat stick.

Is that rod from that place in Lemars? And if so did you get it online? And if so how was the order process? Sorry kind of hijacked the thread.
Keep it safe! JDL

[kondan]

Best bite indicator rod I've use is the St. Croix Legend Silver. Great small handle with locking reel seat. After searching online it seems the Silver is now name Black but same rod.

[eriksat1]

I don't think you are going to find a descent st croix rod for under $60

[Sylvanboat]

I have used the Hrdwater Custom rod described by laer0302 above. They are great rods.  I use a medium w light spring bobber.  I get great sensitivity for bites and all the backbone I need. The rod also works great for larger fish. I recommend their rods.

[slipperybob]

St. Croix ice rods are basically premium price tagged now that they are no longer using the Premiere line up.  The Premiere ice were some of the best value ice rods for performance for price $10-35.  Which got replaced by the Mojo Ice at $50-60.

While being solid carbon ice rods, they weren't true noodle rods in a sense that fiberglass type of rods were.  At current it's just the Avid Glass Ice noodle, but still for about $50-70.

Lots of other options from other companies.

[hnd]

Check out the clam genz series power noodle. I have 1 in my fleet along side 3 custom noodles and I must say I'm pretty impressed. Good sensitive tip decent backbone. Way better than the ticklestick IMO.

[hnd]

I also have a snitch and a Beaver dam. Good backbones but the tips aren't sensitive enough compared to my custom noodles.

[matzilla]

snitch is carbon - it'll never fish like a noodle but its a darn good rod, great crappie stick

Mrpike1973 - have you ever looked into making your own? Noodle rods are very cheap to build

[slipperybob]

snitch is carbon - it'll never fish like a noodle but its a darn good rod, great crappie stick

Mrpike1973 - have you ever looked into making your own? Noodle rods are very cheap to build

Was the original snitch from back when it was No.8 the same carbon tip or was it composite?

The current description says flex core tip. 

[holehopper]

If you can go a little higher, go for a DH Customs  Al Dente, maybe $75ish? great rod and on par with TUCR just without the recoil guides

X2 on the al Dente. Fantastic sight rod.  Expensive but awesome.

[kondan]

HT Enterprise Ice berg combo 24" UL
https://www.reedssports.com/ht-enterprises/ht-enterprises-iceberg-combo-24-inch-ul-combo-289518

perfect rod for panfish imo

[Mrpike1973]

I bought 2 tickle sticks I absolutely love them so far they have been great my wife loves them and wont even use another rod. I have 13 snitch which I think works a little better with heavier jigs but other than that not to impressed with it. I also bought 13 free falls what happened these work great I had 2 last year I returned they were so bad did they change something?

[matzilla]

Was the original snitch from back when it was No.8 the same carbon tip or was it composite?

The current description says flex core tip.

full carbon on the snitch - i had the no8 version, bought one when they first came out along with a junk cgi inline - the rod was much better than the first run pos reel

[hnd]

yup. its not a glass rod.  as i said, its a good rod for spoons or even bigger jigs.  but smaller tungstens its hard to see.  you almost are better off closing your eyes and feeling it.  i almost consider it the perfect walleye noodle if that makes sense. 

[John_BZ]

Have one built. A  noodle rod with a cork grip and fly guides can be had for what you are asking. You will get exactly what you want. There are many custom builders in MN.

[jrjach75]

Is that rod from that place in Lemars? And if so did you get it online? And if so how was the order process? Sorry kind of hijacked the thread.
Keep it safe! JDL

The Vexan? Yes it was, they had them all on sale for $15 for a while. I bought direct from Vexan on their website, no problems. Pretty sure shipping was $8 but was priority mail and I had it two days after I ordered.

[Sylvanboat]

Maybe one of these will work for you?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hardwater-Customs-24-Power-Noodle-Ice-Rod/152910436589?hash=item239a2c18ed:g:eHcAAOSwQN5abl-p:rk:12:pf:0

I have used Hardwater Custom rods and they are nice.  I can't compare to TUCR or HT Rods as I have not used them.