Beaver Dam Titanium Tip-Stick

[nite eyes]

I see Beaver Dam has a jigging rod out that has a retractable spring bobber build in the the tip of the rod. Anybody see or get a chance to handle one?  Just wondering if they are a quality blank or if if they feel kinda cheesy...

[thomasthepikehunter]

I have not handled one, but they look solid. I'm not a fan of spring bobbers, but that looks like one of the best ones I have seen. I'm not too keen on the internal rattles though. I don't see why they would do that. It sounds like a gimmick just to set them apart from the rest. The price seems about right. Cabela's has them for $35.

[masoneddie]

Just saw the video of it on their Facebook page....was going to post it but I'm not joining facebook.
Looks nice, just wonder how long that spring bobber will last or begin sliding out after wear? ....Nice feature.
Rattles in the handle to telegraph noise thru the line to jig as an attractor....interesti ng.
Think I'll wait on this one for reviews.

[spikes]

Hope it's not a great company using their name to sell crap.   

[ice idiot]

I got to handle one at ICAST back in July. They seem to be petty good quality actually, and the spring bobber has some special stops that hold it all the way in or all the way out, but slides freely in between. Kinda cool. I haven't seen them in stores yet, but I will get a couple for sure.

[matzilla]

Didn't see the spring bobber rod today but Farm and Fleet here in town has the noodle rod and graphite rod - both look very nice. The reels, however, were junk

[coldlove]

Have not held the Beaver Dam version but I have some original hand made versions by the guy who owns the patent.  I will say that if the manufactured ones work as well as the homemade ones then these are a killer deal!!  I should be getting my hands on a few of soon.   PM me and I can send you pictures of the home made ones I have and tell you more about it.

[OldSailor]

Have not held the Beaver Dam version but I have some original hand made versions by the guy who owns the patent.  I will say that if the manufactured ones work as well as the homemade ones then these are a killer deal!!  I should be getting my hands on a few of soon.   PM me and I can send you pictures of the home made ones I have and tell you more about it.

Please update your profile with your location, and welcome to the Shanty!!!

[matzilla]

Took a gander at the spring bobber rods today, they have a lot of backbone and a slower action than i'd expect....the spring bobber is nicely made

[Raynestorm]

The rod is average, not bad, but not great. I do not like the fact that they put an actually rod guide on the end of the titanium spring. It's way to heavy for the spring. I wouldn't spend money on it just for that fact.  If you cut the heavy guide off and wrapped on a light fly guide or recoil guide, then it would be 100 times better.  I told the vendors this same thing at our wholesale show a few weeks ago.

[icehousepsycho]

Sorry this is so long overdue, but I really like the rod a lot.  And here's why: yes, the tip is heavy and has a heavy guide on it, but I'm not using it as a dead stick the way you'd think of a typical spring bobber.  Because its heavier, I like to use it to twitch and undulate my crappie jigs.  The heavier jigs and smaller spoons behave totally different when slowly dipped and jigged on this rod.  That titanium 'wire' on the end does something different with your lure, and I know its true because I jigged the same lure on the same line with the tip stick and a Jason Mitchell meat stick and watched the difference on my Aqua-Vu.  It's a great tool, some days the crappie liked the tip stick rod's action better, some days the traditional Mitchell rod got more fish.  You can also alter the lure's undulation by how far the tip is pulled out, just need to experiment for the given day and situation you're fishing.  Like any lure or technique, it's a tool and it has it's place, and will always be in my shanty.

[redwing]

i'm trying to contact coldlove. i'm trying to purchase rod blanks with the titanium spring bobber in them and saw that he knows the guy who has the patent.