What's Your Favorite Rod You Have Ever Used?

[offdtop]

Any rod that is made from E21, and is orange, and has nano carrot fibers and a lifetime over the counter warranty. Yes the carrot stick! I have recently added a c-rig rod from them in extra heavy fast action and OMG!!! All of my rods will be Carrot Sticks, I love the Cumaras but for the price of 2 of them you can buy 3 carrot sticks, lunch and some lures and still have a little change - and still have an awesome rod!! They too along with cumara's are ICAST winners for best in class.

[Shimano4Life]

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned any Kistler products in this thread..........they would be my second choice.

[raincheck]

Ulgy stick for the money.I now have a new brand called National Angler that i like too and its cost is about 2x the ugly stick.Got some BPS rods i like too.

[JD7.62]

Carrot Stix! I used one for the first time while sight fishing for pompano down in Florida a couple weeks back and WOW! On my LONG list of "wish I had."

[00SKEETER]

I'm seeing more and more people using the Carrot Stix. I've heard nothing but good things about them. Is there much differece in the LTX and Gold models besides price? I have recently started using Powell rods and I'm pretty happy with them but I might have to see what all the hype is about with the Orange Stix.

[jcb]

Mine would have to be a 55'' True Temper steel rod I found in my dad's basement after he died. Not a piece of plastic anywhere to be found on the rod, including the guides. Cork pistol grip that was pretty much beat down to the rod blank.

I took it out to a farm pond once. Very limber, was pretty easy to work a Zara Spook. I think it dates to the 40s. At some point he apparently tried to solder a loose guide.

I have pics of Dad and some of his buddies with five- to nine-pound bass strung the length of a cane pole. I know he probably used this rod to land some of those, but I wouldn't want to have to try to boat a 9-pounder with it.

I found a pic of one just like it: http://tinyurl.com/oj2nbt

[offdtop]

I'm seeing more and more people using the Carrot Stix. I've heard nothing but good things about them. Is there much differece in the LTX and Gold models besides price? I have recently started using Powell rods and I'm pretty happy with them but I might have to see what all the hype is about with the Orange Stix.

Biggest thing between the two is Carrot stix' LTX seem to run softer than stamped IMO, I bought a rod for c-rigging and got a 7'9" xtra hvy and this thing is a broom stick until I set the hook and then it bows like a champ but yet it is light as a feather. and I paired it with my curado reel and this things a beast!!! But I had to step up in line size to 17 or 20 instead of 15# but I use fluro for all my slow baits and the diameter is smaller anyway. If you get one for worming, jigging, finesse I suggest a longer 7'2" to 7'9".

My shakey head rod is my lifeline to numbers of fish but out on a ledge with a long cast in hand - my new c-rig/jig rod totes the note! Best rod on the market for the money hands down IMHO. I do like the fact if it breaks I don't have to hand someone a $50 bill to get it replaced!!!!!

[stratosjoe]

Custom built Feathercast by Brian Althouse own 5 going for more. Super light great hookset and castability....Joe G

[smuckey41]

i have a $20.00 cupon for any book or internet order plus money on my rewards card. i have herd alot of good comments on the carrot stix wich i will proubly get but i am also looking at the kistler magnesium ts both are the same price. wich one would you guys prefer.


thanks
chuck

[ky.jonboatfisher]

Anything that will land a a fish, anything from a g-loomis or a zebco.

[DJD]

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned any Kistler products in this thread..........they would be my second choice.

Never even picked one up. I will if I ever find one in a local store.

[Shimano4Life]

Never even picked one up. I will if I ever find one in a local store.

I have personally never owned one, but I have fished with a friend's before. It was the Helium line - light as a feather and seemed to have a large bit of backbone to it. They say its nearly impossible to break one as well. If I weren't such an advocate of Shimano, I would probably suit all my rods to the Kistler brand.

However, I'm not familiar with their warranty procedure. I do know that the rods are fairly expensive.