Does TUCR make a spring bobber rod?

Could not find out on web sight. Are they so sensitive you don’t need the spring?

They do not offer one as far as I know. I used to use a St. Croix rod with a spring bobber for pan fish but since I bought a TUCR Quick Tip I have never used the St. Croix rod. The QT is a great panfish rod. If you do order one the split grip is the way to go. You can both see and feel the bite this way. A really fun way to fish!

I had asked John that exact same question when I ordered my first rod, the Precision Noodle. He said there was no need for it with how sensitive the tip is. It is a very sensitive tip, but with really tough finicky bites, there’s still times where I think a thin wire spring bobber would help. Talk to him, I’m sure they could figure out something if that’s the way you want to go.

Craig Sery wrote:

I had asked John that exact same question when I ordered my first rod, the Precision Noodle. He said there was no need for it with how sensitive the tip is. It is a very sensitive tip, but with really tough finicky bites, there’s still times where I think a thin wire spring bobber would help. Talk to him, I’m sure they could figure out something if that’s the way you want to go.

I agree with this completely. I’d say the precision noodle is sensitive to see bluegill and crappie bites 95% of the time. If there’s a cold front and they are biting really light, a st. croix legend ice rod with the spring bobber is really nice to have. But, honestly in those situations, when they are biting that light I never catch very many anyways.

I’ve never had a problem detecting even the lightest bite with the precision noodle. I don’t know what an actual spring bobber would add to that rod…it’s honestly that sensitive. And a great backbone (especially with the bullwhip) to handle that occasional 15″ crappie or 3-5lb pike. Just be sure to have a good case to keep the rod safe and secure in transport, because the tip is so sensitive it can break if not careful.

We don’t have a dedicated spring bobber rod. As said before, the tip on the precision noodle is incredibly light and sensitive. It’s honestly a bit too sensitive for me. I prefer the Bullwhip, as I almost always fish with Tungsten jigs. The tip on the Bullwhip is nearly as sensitive as the precision noodle, but it is stiff enough to not get bogged down by the tungsten.

With all that said, we did make a few custom rods with a spring bobber attached. The customer brought the spring bobbers in and asked if we could appoxy them onto the rod tip, which we did. They turned out nice.

Let me start by saying I love my TUC Noodle rod and will be purchasing a new Bullwhip from them year soon. That being said like other had said there are days when the bite is so lite that you cant even detect the bite on the tip of the noodle. Clam products sells a Nitinol spring bobber that I have purchased and attached with glue and Thread wrapped to several of my older ice rods. I did this after being out fished almost 10-1 on a REALLY lite Crappie bite early last winter. My buddy was fishing with a rod with a nitinol spring bobber by clam. I would have never believed that I was missing bites with my TUC noodle but after borrowing a extra rod rigged with a spring bobber from him I started catching fish right away. There are a fair # of UL or Lite ice rods out there that after attaching a nitinol spring bobber to make a rather inexpensive Lite bite setup. I believe a 2 pack of the spring bobbers cost around $10 at Fleetfarm. The UL model works really well on lite ice jigs, but may bend a little to much on some Tungsten jigs unless you shorten them some when attaching them to a rod.

Feathers wrote:

Precision is too heavy for really light jigs regardless of a hot or light bite. My buddy has the precision but still uses his St Croix for certain light jigs. You may see the bite if the fish drills it but if it lifts it up you won’t.

I believe the previous poster was referring to the Precision Noodle rather than the Precision, which is a walleye rod. The Noodle has a very light tip. The Precision would be a challenge to fish for small panfish without a spring bobber.

Ah, ok. That must an unbelievably light jig. What’s the weight?

Feathers wrote:

80th and 100th oz jigs. They aren’t available in tungsten and can be killer on basin bites.

To be clear, I think TUCR makes awesome rods. I just don’t agree that a noodle rod replaces a spring bobber rod for all <em class=”ido-tag-em”>panfish applications.

For sure, and that’s the beauty of the Custom Rod market. You can really dial things into the way you like to fish. My first TUCR was a precision, and I couldn’t put it down. So I put a spring bobber on it when I was panfishing. I agree that you can’t make a rod tip thin enough to totally compete with a thin titanium wire when it comes to sensitivity. If your fishing that light, a spring is the way to go. If you go heavier, or tungsten, I’m all about the noodle tips.

Feathers wrote:

80th and 100th oz jigs. They aren’t available in tungsten and can be killer on basin bites.

To be clear, I think TUCR makes awesome rods. I just don’t agree that a noodle rod replaces a spring bobber rod for all <em class=”ido-tag-em”>panfish applications.

Feathers, I agree with this completely there are some bites that a spring bobber on a stiffer rod can be the only thing that works. We can attach spring bobbers on rods. I have used a few different brands. Many use wire that develops memory in cold temps so the spring has a lag. (I am not saying all just some)

I was working with a manufacture for a super cold weather titanium and we go it to work until about -20 and then it started to slow down again.

We can wrap on existing ones too.

Our noodle works for most of the middle range tungsten. I use 3mm-4mm on mine but that is about as light of a jig that I go with.

John

Feathers wrote:

80th and 100th oz jigs. They aren’t available in tungsten and can be killer on basin bites.

To be clear, I think TUCR makes awesome rods. I just don’t agree that a noodle rod replaces a spring bobber rod for all <em class=”ido-tag-em”>panfish applications.

Check out some of the Jeff’s Jigs. I found I really like the tungsten ones.

This is the only kind I have used the last 20 years. I know, set in my ways, but it works incredibly well for me. Can be set ultra-sensitive for the lightest tear drops. (Gill Pills lol)

http://htent.com/catalog/item.php

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