Jason Mitchell customer service

[Eric Wettschreck]

I was fishing Upper Red last weekend. While using my 28" Jason Mitchell walleye rod I set the hook on some kind of 2 ton heavy thing. Snap went the tip. I was bummed cuz I love this rod.

I e-mailed Jason Mitchell Rods to see what can be done to fix it. Jason himself called me, asked what happened, and told me a new one is in the mail. That fast, no problem.

Customer service has become a thing of the past. Not so much with Jason Mitchell rods. He took care of me. If you're interested in these rods you can find them right here.

[Powerstroke]

I've also had fantastic customer service from them. I called to inquire about a rod they make, he said they've got them in stock and he will ship it ASAP. I asked about an order form and he took the info over the phone. I had it in 3 days. Great service and great products. Now I'm eyeballing one of his open water rods. That 8ft trolling rod sounds pretty sweet.

[mike morris]

I've got to say... I recently bought the 24" panfish model, and I am a huge fan. Glad to hear they will replace it if the product malfunctions.

[Jim Hudson]

Glad to hear this.. Not suprising though, as Jason is top notch and takes care of things ASAP...

[Tom Linderholm]

I haven't had the chance to deal with Jason, not a bad problem to have. These rods have become my favorites this year. A really great stick!

[zamboni]

Tell you what, must make great rods, Scheels got some in, and they have all disappeared

[PerchJerker]

I already have 3 of his ice rods and am going to add another 1 or 2 before I trip I have planned in Feb. So far I've used them for everything from small, light-biting metro panfish to walleyes and pout on LOTW, and I really like the sensitivity, feel and power that comes in these rods. I don't have any problems or complaints with my rods.

[zamboni]

They got spring bobbers?

[Powerstroke]

He does offer a spring-bobber rod. Its an addition to his panfish rod. Check it out here

This is my new favorite spring bobber rod. Its nice and sensitive and the large guide in the spring bobber doesn't ice up like the other "slinky-type" springs. Very nice for hole hopping.

[Kodiak]

i had to buy mine in souix city ia this christmas because the rods i wanted were all sold out up here! they must be popular,,especially the 28" walleye!

my personal fave is the perch rod! love it

[CSP88]

Great to hear Jason has taken care of your issue. It's nice to know there are still some companies out there that are willing to stand behind their product........and Jason is one of them.

Chad

[Eric Wettschreck]

Darn tootin. This is why I'll be buying a couple more soon. That and I LOVE the feel of these rods.

[Craigums]

Do you use the Perch rod for all species as kind of a universal rod or just for perch, Id like to get one for a trip up to LOTW and was looking at the walleye rod

[CSP88]

 Originally Posted By: Craigums

Do you use the Perch rod for all species as kind of a universal rod or just for perch, Id like to get one for a trip up to LOTW and was looking at the walleye rod

I've used the "Perch" model for Crappie, Perch and Walleye. If you are just going to buy one rod and wanted to use it for several species I would go with the 26" Perch Model. It is sensitive enough for Crappies and Perch yet has enough backbone to handle larger fish.

Chad

[PerchJerker]

 Originally Posted By: Craigums

Do you use the Perch rod for all species as kind of a universal rod or just for perch, Id like to get one for a trip up to LOTW and was looking at the walleye rod

I have the Perch model, not the Walleye model, and used the Perch model a lot at LOTW in December. It's a great rod for the size walleyes and saugers that you usually catch there. I did catch one big fish on it ---- a 32 incher ---- and the rod handled it great. Unfortunately the 32 incher was a pout, not a walleye, but it was still lots of fun. I also used the Mitchell Spring Bobber rod for a while as my deadstick rod and that also worked fine for the fish I was catching.

[USMC130FE]

I've been using the "MeatStick" and love thid rod. Very fast tip and it loads up quick for great hook sets. Completely happy with his products and for the money its hard to get a better deal........PERIOD. Looking forward to using the Walleye models I have this weekend hopefully.

Tight Lines all,

Steve

[Craigums]

Really what makes a rod worth 40+ dollars, Ive been using some guide series rods that I really enjoy...but then see Jason mitchell for a little above 30, then some thorne bros rods around 40 or more......Is it just the components, guides, carbon shaft, cork handle?

[Northlander]

Usually your more expensive rods have more quality in components etc. I ahve used some Gander rods and for the money they arent bad. They dont however have the best quality components.

The Thorne Brothers rods have very high quality blanks and guides and cork. Plus some very nice reel seats if you like seats on your rods.

The Jason Mitchell rods have some very unique actions for the price range and from what I have seen have pretty good components. I really like the Mackinaw spiral wrapped Med/heavy baitcaster rod for lakers and the meatstick will be a great deadstick and could double as a panfish rod with the limber tip but great backbone.

To each his own and if you like your Gander rods and they perform well for what you use them for thats cool. I would however tel you if you ever can get together with a FMer or anyone who owns some TB or Mitchell rods or any other higher end rods give them a try. You may find out you like them as well or even better.

[DTro]

On the flip side, I had a pretty good perch outing a while back using the 28" Walleye. I was too lazy to retie and it worked really good.