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Talk you out of it ? Ok...I'll try Get yourself a couple of $20 rods like HT Ice Blues or Schooley Arctic Blues...nice little light rods... and put on a $10 Ice Strong titanium indicator. You get about 4 rods for the price of one that are equal to what you are considering. Mine are in the 36" to 48" range, but the shorter rods will work just as well. I use the #30 (.014) for 3mm jigs and under and #40 (.016) for 4mm. They do have a #70 (.020) that is made for anything above that, like dead sticking if that's your thing. They are bendable, which I have done (pic). I also tied mine on. Or you can use the shrink sleeve...not recommended by them or me. Either way, they are sensitive. Good luck in your decision. So, did I talk you out of it?
ice blues are awesome for the price.
Skip 13 Fishing and get a TUCR. There’s no talking out of a TUCR. I’d get the Bullwhip or the Fusion depending on if you want to see the bite (Bullwhip) or feel the bite (Fusion). Enjoy your $100+ rod FWIW, I own a Bullwhip and two Precision Noodle’s.
. there are more important things involved in putting fish on ice than the stick in your hand.
I have a friend won’t spend more than $30 on a rod, says it’s ridiculous to spend that much, he has better things to spend his money on. This same friend goes out to a steakhouse for dinner every Friday night and spends between $70-100. I’ll buy a $25 pizza on Friday night and I have no problem spending $70-100 on a nice rod. Personal preference.
I like this. I'm the pizza guy as well. ha.
Why not buy More cheaper rods and rig them with different baits for different conditions .I hate to retie when the fish are on fire.Usually have 2 rods with the same kind of lures rigged up when I figure out what they want.This is a good point actually.
Sometimes it’s just nice to have a light well balanced fine sensitive rod in your hands. That’s why all I use are HT ice blues. A couple 48s and couple 36s. Heated and removed the tip top guides and glued on larger ones.Spray painted them flat black including the blue ugly but super comfy grip. I wouldn’t believe it if it wasn’t me but I have a Thorn Bros I think 32” sweet pea perch sweet something whatever that I bought years ago just sitting behind the bar. Didn’t know what I was missing until I splurged ten bucks on my first ice blue. I personally prefer that action for my fishing. And do like my long rods. More like real fishing. Never got a bite with topwater plugs though and too hard to hit the hole fly fishing.
buy it, I need someone to tell me to buy a one man flip over when I have a very nice two man sitting in my garage