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eyeguy 54

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eyeguy 54 Grand Master

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well I had to get one to try. grabbed the 23 inch SUL and put a CGI#8 inline on it. Saw the reel for 22 bucks on amaz on and grabbed it. 35 now. shoulda grabbed a couple more. loved the reel that i bought last winter. hoping its a good gill set up. Heard they break sometimes so spent the extra 10 bucks for 2 years protection. Anybody use these?

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On Monday, October 31, 2016 at 1:22 PM, eyeguy 54 said:

well I had to get one to try. grabbed the 23 inch SUL and put a CGI#8 inline on it. Saw the reel for 22 bucks on amaz on and grabbed it. 35 now. shoulda grabbed a couple more. loved the reel that i bought last winter. hoping its a good gill set up. Heard they break sometimes so spent the extra 10 bucks for 2 years protection. Anybody use these?

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Can you only buy them on line? How limber is the tip?  After fishing with another member from FM last year I learned I was buying rods that where way to stiff at the tip for pan fishing.

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the 23 inch is SUL.  really nice.  Not like my titanium spring wire but nice. Got this one at Gan der

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Well eyeguy you are moving up with this set up. 

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2 hours ago, monstermoose78 said:

Well eyeguy you are moving up with this set up. 

just call me george jefferson :)

 

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Can't wait to fish with eyeguy

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hopefully we get some better ice this year ! !

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Might be a while here. We just put our boat in the shed yesterday. Been to URL,Winnie, as well as at our place & we have been seeing surface temps around 48 degrees.It  was 2-3 weeks ago when we were up to URL but we were over to Winnie just this week.

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I got three super shallows bodies of water I am watching they freeze quick 

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@eyeguy 54 I will let you know when I see 5 or 6 inches of ice.

We will have a contest the tickle stick vs the snitch! Get ready to rumble 

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Last night I went to find a coyote or fox  and my dads pond was covered in ice!!!! :) 

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Interesting.  If you look at the pic you can see how I have stored it with jig in hook keeper and rod bent. Went to play with it a few days ago and memory kept it in the bent position. Not good. Taking it back in the morning and will stay with the gander ultralites with titanium spring bobber for now. maybe save up for a spendy rod... :) 

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didnt really like the snitch for gills. 

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Very true it is my plastic rod but them big gill o my

My gill rod of choice st croix with spring bobber

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Neither is a great rod for soft biting gills durring winter months. Both models seemed like they didn't handle the lighter jigs real well.  I prefer something with a little softer tip.

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back to what has worked in the past for me. My 3 Gander UL 25 inchers with titanium spring wire. 65 bucks back in the wallet. :) bought the 2 year protection deal. 

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I have tried almost every UL Gill rod out there and always end up with broken tips on them!

My favorite bluegill & crappie rod is now the 30" HT Ice Blue Ultra Lite.

Very soft ,sensitive tip. No need for extra spring bobbers, etc.   The entire rod is very tough, ( solid glass). I have caught 12# pike on these rods and have never had one break except from neglect.

I am not a fan of their foam handle, prefer cork, but plan to put a cork handle on a couple from my older "custom rods" that broke on me.

The best part about these rods is that they are cheap!!

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thats what I like about my $14 gander rods. :) 

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The new Berkeley amp ice rods seem pretty good. There new for this year not a bad price and pretty good quality.

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Those are the best rods I've tried, with the 27L being my favorite for panfish. The 27ML is a nice walleye rod, too. Perfect for 1/8-5/16oz spoons and Jigging Raps.

The St. Croix Silvers with the spring bobber are also very nice for super light panfish bites and tiny jigs.

 

I just can't do that specific model of inline reel, though. Every trip I'd have the line wrap around the spool adjustment knob at least 3 times. By the end of the trip, my line was all crimped up and I was tempted to toss the thing down the hole. If only it had a simple line guide on the reel like the $40 Black Betty, it'd be an absolutely killer reel and a steal at $30.

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sell me your reel. :)  I fished a lot last winter with mine and no problems so I must have been doing something right. Have 2 now and will get one more sometime. I havnt tried a black betty.

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My $40 Black Betty did get tossed down the hole for the same reason BeaverIslander. My super cheap little Eagle Claw works best for me. 

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you can sell them on the bay and craigs. why chuck them?  I really like the twist reduction for when the big gills get fussy, 

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