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I like them. But you will have to contact pilgrims village on shipping cost, I'm not sure what they charge.With any luck we will have safe ice around Thanksgiving.
I tried a Flat Rod today. The 24in. What little I used it was good. From the boat I would like a longer one.
Thanks for the pictures! That is a more gradual parabolic bend than the Beaver Dam Glass Noodle and Ugly Stik GX2 (light). The load with that gill pill looks similar to both of those rods loaded. I'm ordering a no8 Snitch tomorrow to give it a try on the ice this yearBrink, you'd be surprised how much better it is to fish with a quick tip type rod vs a spring bobber - personally I would never go back. Its all in how that sensitivity is transferred to your hand.
The 27" lite was stiffer and had more backbone, but i didn't care for the eyelets. Not to say they don't work better or any different then the standard ones. The end eyelets just seemed small and looked like they would build up ice.I just wasn't willing to make the $50 gamble. Might next year after we hear some reports on how they actually work.The build quality on the tickle sticks looked excellent. Didn't notice any aberrations in the shaft, wrapping, eyelets, glue etc between the different tickle sticks I looked at.Those of you who are getting the Flat Line rods, please report back here with your opinions.Just and fyi, I tend to gravitate towards rods that have a sensitive tip yet plenty back bone. If the rod will bend 3/4 the way to the handle its to much of a noodle for me.
After many days of reading this post, I decided to purchase the flat line rod...I got the 24 incher today in the mail, and I think it may be alright, it seems to have some backbone, we will see how it loads up whenever a fish is on, but for now, it appears to be a decent rod. I had gone thru 2 jsm elite series ms., and I wasn't too happy with their durability, as both of them are broken(didn't have either one very long at al< ..but I was really happy with the feel of the jsm,and the tip (orange) was really sensitive, But I just can't justify spending my hard earned $$$$ on something that doesn't hold up.. (that's why I haven't ordered a ticklestick yet), So I am gonna give this flat line rod a try this year, hope it works as advertised, and holds up....We will see
Here Matzilla:Load on rod with size 12 gill pillLoad on Rod simulating hookset
perch_stalker - Actually, yes, its pretty easy (if I explain right...).If the guides are directly attached to the rod, you have a new model. If there is a small wire gap, it's last years.This years: http://mediacdn.shopatron.com/media/mfg/15722/product_image/thm/t700_x3_396d59df07d05bfcbe6a7bb94f27b71d.jpg?1441406528Last years: https://kabeles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/t700_x1_ba3b579ac1d37d029aa8bfe120cf7875.jpgAnother thing I noticed was this year the rods are in a very nice plastic case at retail, last year they seemed to just be hanging from a tag.Does this make sense? If not, I'll get a side by side picture of this years vs. last years later on today.