Thorne Bros 28" Perch Sweetheat handle options

[uptracker]

For those of you that have a 28" Perch Sweetheart, are you happy with the standard 5" Sweetheart handle? Would you rather have gotten a different handle?

I'm thinking of ordering one for jumbos and walleye jigging (light tackle) and I'm not sure I'd like the handle. I haven't held it personally though. I'm thinking about getting a 6" or 8" Tennessee handle, but I'm also reluctant due to not knowing if it'll take away from the action of the rod etc.

[polarsusd81]

You should be just fine running the 6" Tennessee handle on there. I have a 30" with the 5" sweet heart handle and it is great. I think the 8" handle might be a bit much on a 28" rod though.

[fishwater]

I like to use shorter handles, not necessarily to leave more rod available to play fish, though that is certainly an outcome of a shorter handle on 28" rod. I usually hold ice rods with just the butt of the cork edging into my palm and my fingers pinching the graphite to provide a better feel of my lure. The majority of my rods are made with the 4" micro handle typically used for the finesse and sight rods.

That said, I do have a pair of 28" perch rods with the 6" Tennessee handle and sold a pair with the hidden-hood handles last year. The 6" handles are fine, would say the amount of playable rod stiffened by the handle buildup is minimal. I sold the hidden-hood rods for that very reason and got ones with the same handle, but made to 32". I'm guessing a 8" tennessee handle would be cutting into your playable rod noticeably... but it'd be sweet for setting across a bucket.

[Dark Cloud]

Personally, I prefer the 5 inch handle. With that being said, the 6 inch would be just fine.

I have a 28in Perch Sweetheart(awesome eye rod) and a 32in Panfish Sweetheart, both with the 5 inch handle...

[bassmann77]

The 5" handle is perfectly fine. I am 6'8" with large hands and the handle is fine. If you are fishing in a shack, the 28" rod is about as big as you want to go anyways IMHO.

[IceHawk]

I run the standard 5 inch handle on my 32" perch sweetheart and am really happy with it, awesome rod I'll say that!

[slipperybob]

Love that long handle for setting it down on top of the bucket.

[harvey lee]

I like the longer Tennesse handles.

One cannot go wrong with the Thorne line of rods.

[Get'n Jiggy]

The 5" handle is perfectly fine. I am 6'8" with large hands and the handle is fine. If you are fishing in a shack, the 28" rod is about as big as you want to go anyways IMHO.

Another man who knows how hard it is to find size 14 arctic boots!

[bassmann77]