Panfish Sweetheart or Noodle?

[simple1]

I just ordered my power noodle. 3 minutes after ordering I got an email from them telling me it will be four weeks and if I was OK with waiting. Of course I said yes, but i was impressed they are reaching out to everyone with a personal email....and so quickly.

Simple1

[bASS_BLASTER]

Here's what mine will look like finished. 22", green wrapping, recoil guides and requested the butt shorten to about 1".

[Toad]

Not sure if it's available yet, but the Thorne Bros Stealth is probably the finest light panfish rod I've ever used. TB rod builder Lonnie Murphy wraps a 27-inch Quiverstick blank with black REC guides and a sweet Syncork handle with a recessed reel seat/pocket. I fish mine with a Shimano Stradic CI4, which minimizes line twist almost as well as a fly reel.

Reviewed it for the Ice Guide this year, and instantly fell in love with it. It is the lightest (weight) ice rod I've ever fished, and the tip is fast enough to perfectly work tungsten/plastic combos. Look for many future ice rods to go to Syncork.

-Cory Schmidt

[polarsusd81]

Cory,

The Stealth is available. I picked up my 30" Custom Stealth last night. They are an incredible rod. Run your finger up and down the blank and you can hear it sing. Feel is taken to a whole new level. I will be pairing mine up with an Okuma Magnitude fly reel. Those Black Pearl Recoils and Syncork handle make that thing a feather weight. Love it.

[bASS_BLASTER]

Not sure if it's available yet, but the Thorne Bros Stealth is probably the finest light panfish rod I've ever used. TB rod builder Lonnie Murphy wraps a 27-inch Quiverstick blank with black REC guides and a sweet Syncork handle with a recessed reel seat/pocket. I fish mine with a Shimano Stradic CI4, which minimizes line twist almost as well as a fly reel.

Reviewed it for the Ice Guide this year, and instantly fell in love with it. It is the lightest (weight) ice rod I've ever fished, and the tip is fast enough to perfectly work tungsten/plastic combos. Look for many future ice rods to go to Syncork.

-Cory Schmidt

Nice! I have a Ci4 too but i find it a tad big for my ice rod. I sure wish Shimano would make a 500 Series Ci4.

[Dark Cloud]

Just wanted to thank Dark Cloud for his advice on TB rods. Took the

plunge this morning on # one a 30" Quiverstick with rec guides and 6"

handle. I like the idea of being able to feel and see the bite.

If somehow someway you dont like that rod... I'll buy it off ya!

I have my 3rd quiverstick on the way! A Stealth made at 29 inches. She's an inside/outside rod. I have a 32incher that I love for outside but it just dosnt quite work in my trap pro...

[FlagsDown]

Get a good old HT Ice Blues and save your money. Great panfish noodle rod.

I used to think that too. The problem with the ice blues is no backbone-they bend all the way to the handle. If you hook something larger, it can be an adventure!

The power noodle is limber at the tip only, then transitions to a rod with backbone to handle larger fish.

For a budget option, the ice blue works, but the power noodle is in a league of its own.

The Jason Mitchell meatstick is a decent midprice option, but fragile. The tip design means it's not if it will break, but when. I've gone through 2 of them already. Check the transition area carefully before you buy one. I've found them already starting to split right off the shelf. Store it in a rigid tube when not using it.

[Get'n Jiggy]

If somehow someway you dont like that rod... I'll buy it off ya!

I have my 3rd quiverstick on the way! A Stealth made at 29 inches. She's an inside/outside rod. I have a 32incher that I love for outside but it just dosnt quite work in my trap pro...

Somehow I don't think that will be a problem,,,saw a recent show with

Holst fishing perch at Devils Lake with a quiverstick. You could see the

bite,,, and he was setting the hook while watching his camera screen.

I've no doubt this will be a fun rod, get'in a little long in the tooth

and need all the help I can get. Thanks again Dark.