ice fishing rods

I will be sending you a message. We can design an ice rod for the species you want to fish, as well as the style rod you want and the length you want. All rods are custom made to your specs. Prices are very reasonable.

B&B Custom Fishing Rods Ripon, WI

tried fenwick elite ice rods last year and fell in love, turned a few others on to them as well with similar results. nice rod for the money.

Greg Austin builds the best imo, I ordered a panfish rod and a walleye rod from him last year and all I can say is wow!! I was a St. Croix junkie for years and now have a new favorite Greg builds the rod to incorporate the St. Croix Tungsten Spring bobber if so desired, I wouldn't do without. He is very personable and has a passion for perfection the rods look great and perform even better.Best of all is the price very reasonable http://shop.austincustomrods.com/ or call him 1(269)998-6790

I'm look at getting Jason Mitchel's meatstick.

St. Croix Premier UL rods are my weapon of choice. I also add spring bobbers to the tips.

Get the Jiggler from Frabill if you want a decent thru the blank rod. As far as rods I carry 4 not counting tip ups and tip downs.

Medium St Croix for walleyes, heavy spoons, etc. A Light action rod with a fly reel for panfish A Jiggler (just got it) And a ML Jason Mitchell Meat Stick for deadsticking or deep panfish because the fly reel takes too long to get back down deep and the tip acts as a pretty good spring bobber (it is orange and yellow and really soft).

Dorn hardware Madison carry tru rod line pole. They have Manu different lenght of them an price good at dorn. All guys there know ins an outs of fishing. Get with them an they take care you.

Ive never used one but I just saw one on ebay for sale for $25. The auction is over tho. It looked older and was made by st.croix

Just wondering if anyone has any insight on where I can get a good stick rod. I like to use them for fishing for whitebass. When the school comes in you can really rip the fish out and get your bait back down fast. I broke mine last year. The line goes threw the inside of the hollow rod, and rod has a built in reel. Does anyone know of anyone that makes them?

here ya go bobber boy:

http://www.smalltownbait.com/

the spring bobber has its place. catching 11-13" crappies in 30 fow and never would have caught them without the spring bobber. i like the long thin metal one with an eyelet at the end. they are about 4" long and really can detect a soft bite. some of the big crappies would just sit there and not even make the spring bobber move. would see them on the vex sitting there. would slowly lift up the rod and the spring bobber would start to bend down, then just set the hook. they also are not the best if it is cold and or windy out. move too much or ice up. i have had good luck with the st.croix premier ice rod and frabill panfish popper. the frabill is super light so they are fun to catch fish on. but some time don't have enough back bone for a good hook set. but most any rod will do, especially with a spring bobber. then they won't have to be the most sensitive.

if you've got the funds for it, custom rods are the way to go.

dh custom rods makes an excellent rod. i bought a 28" dh customs al dente noodle from the thorne bros stores a couple weeks ago and had it out on the ice this weekend. all i can say is, wow. no need for a spring bobber even with finicky gills that are barely inhaling the bait and then spitting it out. you can see the action in the rod and i was outside on bago in the wind. additionally, it handled the big white bass on bago without a hitch with the exact same sensitivity. the dh customs run about $70 + shipping with the recoil guides. the one i bought in store had the regular guides, so i will be using this one inside a shack. i ordered one with recoil guides too. it just came today. and no, i have no affiliation with DH Custom Rods aside from being a happy customer.

i also have a thorne bros power noodle on order for next season. i will also be adding a couple thorne bros tripwires before freeze up next year as well. the TB power noodles are in the $80 + shipping range with recoil guides. again, i have no affiliation with Thorne Bros and although i can't compare the dh custom to the thorne bros power noodle, i have heard nothing but good things about the power noodle and was tired of finicky perch on bago this year so i bit and forked over the money for one.

now for the run of the mill rods at your local stores i like the HT ice blues in 30". for $6 a rod, they're unbeatable and if it breaks, you won't be cursing yourself for it. i have handled the new jason mitchell spring bobber rod with the micro bite indicator and liked that one as well. again, no affiliations.

in regards to the inline rods, i have a 48" that i use for hole hopping. i fish this one in water that's shallow enough that it does not require reeling (less than 8') these are deadly for bluegills and i love them because they don't have any line twist in them so the jig stays pretty much in one position as you're jigging.

i got my inline rod from a guy in kenosha (plastics joe is how he's known locally) for $30. he makes them at home. i have seen a number of them on the internet. specifically, HT makes one. they sell for ~$20. i can't comment on that rod though because i've never used it. check out these sites for the rods:

www.dhcustomrods.com (check em out, highly recommended)

http://clamoutdoors.com/media/catalog/product/cache/8/thumbnail/600x600/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/m/i/microbitetip_close_up.jpg (jason mitchells micro bite rod tip)

www.thornebros.com (custom ice rods)

http://www.dirtkingoutfitters.com/product/ht-bluegill-crappie-polar-lite-150927-1.htm (HT inline rod)

good luck

Pin Point Plastix makes custom in line ice rods. 715-341-3290

Appreciate your input. But what I'm looking for is who makes these long rods with the line that goes through the blank. I know somebody has to know, I see them all over the ice these days.

Thorne Brothers Rods or St Croix Rods are the way to go.