Reel rods or sticks?

[babes7825]

I have always used stick rods using the hand over hand technique, well if you wanna call it technique with the stick flying over here and tangling the fishing line all up. I have tried using reel rods, but they don't seem to work as well, perhaps too light of a tip. Which do the rest of you prefer?

[foulpole18]

Haven't done the stick and string method since I was 14. Reels only for me.

[popriveter]

Reels. I have one old stick rod left from my childhood. I line it up and give it to a newbie occasionally if I am supplying tackle for a group of kids but when you can buy an ice rod and reel combo for $12, why bother with a stick?

[Get'n Jiggy]

I have always used stick rods using the hand over hand technique, well if you wanna call it technique with the stick flying over here and tangling the fishing line all up. I have tried using reel rods, but they don't seem to work as well, perhaps too light of a tip. Which do the rest of you prefer?

I think you're describing "The windmill technique", throw the stick and

spend the next half hour trying to untangle the mess. not sure but

I think you're going to have to step up to a little better quality rod

at the least.

[folke2000]

We try to have an "Old School" day every ice fishing season....Makes for a lot of fun. No electronics, and just hand over hand with the jiggle stick.

Try it out sometime.

[walleyehuntR1975]

I wish I still had my old stick rod. But I don't like getting cut up from trying to hand line big fish anymore so I'll be using a rod and reel here.

[panfishpounder00]

my dad still uses those jigglesticks! says the kinks in his line give him the idication of a bite... i debated with him and said there have been some great advancements in the tightlining world of the hardwater!! i gave him a couple frabill quicktips and a deadstick rod.... we'll see if he still goes hand over hand this year!!! he does have a perch sweetheart tb rod and a panfish tb rod, but those sit in the ol' bucket most of the year!!! just cant teach an ol' dog new tricks i guess!! again.. we'll see!!