jason mitchell meat stick

[mole]

Looking to add a new rod and would like input on the meat stick. I fish outside a lot and am concerned about the eye freezing up. I know its a great rod, I have the perch and spring bobber and love them. Maybe the panfish would be a better choice for outside? If anyone has ideas, let me know.

[Northlander]

Yes due to the tip eye being so small and the tip so thin I try not to use mine outdoors when its below freezing. If I do I make sure to clear ice out of the tip with my mouth and take good care of the tip section. It can be touchy in the freezing temps.

With that being said I do LOVE my Meatsticks. I own 4.

I used to use my wifes nail polish on the tip for better visability but now I see Jason has come out with colored tip sections. Looks like Ill have to get me 1 more of them.

I enjoy my meatsticks a lot and they have a nice backbone so that stray walleye are pike can be handle with care.

The spring bobber rod is also a nice option.

[Eric Wettschreck]

The meatstick is a great rod. Northlander addressed the small eye thing. Also, be careful with the tip. Not a rod you want to haul around in a pail. You'll want a hard sided case.

You'll love the meatstick if you get one. The most sensitive tipped rod I"ve used.

[perchking]

I bought 4 of them last year and they are really nice. Just like everyone else said though, watch the tip.

Very nice rod with a "GREAT" price in my eyes.

[harvey lee]

Ditto. The new colored tip will be awesome. I cnnot wiat to see it soon.

[kitchy]

meatstick with a Hali chain jig = perch slayer. Love it. And it's not ridiculously priced.

[Coon]

The meatstick is a great rod. Northlander addressed the small eye thing. Also, be careful with the tip. Not a rod you want to haul around in a pail. You'll want a hard sided case.

You'll love the meatstick if you get one. The most sensitive tipped rod I"ve used.

who makes a good hard case thats as portable as can be? bought me a soft sided one a couple years ago and it's kinda a pain i thought.

[mozy]

I liked the one I had last year, but the tips break extremely easy. Had a meatstick and a Thorne Bros Noodle last year and they both broke. I would recommend a dedicated hard rod cover.

[erickol]

Otter makes a nice hard case. Buddy of mine uses an arrow case an it works great and is inexpensive

[Eric Wettschreck]

If you don't wanna fork out for a hard case you can stick a couple chunks of PVC pipe in your soft bag and slide the meatstick in one of those.

[PerchJerker]

One of the rod bags I use has a hard tube where the rod tips go, connected to a larger soft compartment for the reels and rod handles. I keep my meatsticks in that rod bag, and sometimes put rod slicks on them before I put them in there. Never broke a rod in their (yet).

[BartmanMN]

I took my wifes old golf bag that had tubes for the clubs and tore them out to be used in my rod bag. It works out nice.

[markkstanley]

Foam pipe insulation works for me. Carry it around in my soft sided rod bag.

[NCLaker]

One of the rod bags I use has a hard tube where the rod tips go, connected to a larger soft compartment for the reels and rod handles. I keep my meatsticks in that rod bag, and sometimes put rod slicks on them before I put them in there. Never broke a rod in their (yet).

I use the same thing - 2 of them. One fore my panfish rods, the other for deadstick & walleye rods. I can fit 3 rod combo's in each, using Rodslicks is a must to help protect the guides, keeps line from tangling & easier to pull rods in/out of the protective tube.

[bopper4]

I have used the otter case for the last two years or so and it has been wonderful. It has really taken a beating while being pulled in the sled and it keeps coming back for more

[Sifty]

I also have seen the bow case used. It seemed to work well and you can have four or five rods in there.

Sifty

[fisherdog19]

I like the old Nature Vision rod sabre's. Work great for protecting rods. You can find them online, just do a websearch for them.