Thorne Bros. Quiver stick

OK. Anyone who has ever fished with me since I’ve been about 15 knows my love for the “GREEN HORNET” noodle rod. I’ve been seen using it in some television shows and it is simply a confidence rod I’ve been fortunate enough to have iced a ridiculous amount of big fish with. Commonsense has urged me to adjust my panfish rod selection by utilizing the “Quiver Stick” through Thorne Bros for a couple years now. I’m sure other anglers will understand that old habits simply are hard to break at times, and for me a fishing rod is an extension of my right arm. Well over the past couple weeks the “Quiver stick” through Thorne Bros in the 36 inch length has officially sold me on the true efficiency and dominance on the ice. This my friends is not an easy sell as a fishing rod is the crucial link for me between catching and not catching elite fish. We are catching HUGE crappies, Whitefish, Walleyes, Tullibee and Pike all in the same area. In years past I have had VERY little room for error with my personal “Green Hornet”. The backbone featured in this Thorne bros. rod coupled with a very fine tip allows me both outstanding bite detection as well as great hook set power needed for landing elite size fish consistently. The great load capabilities of the rod make it very difficult for fish to throw the hook.

So this is simply a thank you to TB!! The “Green Hornet” has a place on our cabins wall, and although it saddens me greatly…… it is where it belongs now. a

Crappies like these can break anglers hearts, lines, rods and spirit, OR they can put the biggest grin on a guys face you’ll ever see.

R.I.P., Green Hornet. You’ve served Chris well. You deserve your place on the Wall of Fame.

Chris we’re counting the days until the 28th!!!!! And we’ll have QuiverStiks in hand

Welcome to 2011 Chris…

I do know its hard to teach an old dog new tricks, but I think you will enjoy the battle even more, plus not so many heartbreaks on loosing fish.

Right on Cal!! Definately enjoy that fishing stick!!

We knew you’d love it!

The quiverstick excels in finesse fishing smaller baits for finicky fish. Watching fish on the camera this weekend, and using the quiverstick amongst other rods, it became very apparent why these things are worth their weight in gold. The key point IMO with this rod, is that the blank is incredibly sensitive and lightweight, yet carries some stiffness out to the rod tip. This gives you the control to finesse jig these small baits just the way the fish want it. Too soft of a tip, and there’s a noticeable “lag-time” between your lift and the reaction of the bait below…..ultimately giving you less control when that small flicker or tiny bit of bottom bouncing is needed. Not soft/light enough, you lose the incredible sensitivity these things are known for. Nothing is more frustrating than watching a monster gill or perch close on your bait, without the ability to precision jig it just the way you want to.

This weekend fishing perch, when the bite slowed, if you weren’t ever so lightly bouncing it on the bottom, you weren’t bit. These rods give you pinpoint control and sensitivity which is why I will be adding a longer version to my arsenal next season.

Mine is usually the first on out of my rod bag when I first hit the ice!! I have managed to land some heafty bass, northern and walleye while fishing for panfish on this rod!! Thorne really does an amazing job!!

Great detailed info Joel. I won’t pretend that I had a tough time not brining out the “Green Hornet” as my #1 rod. I’ve put the heat to many nice pannies in my day with a super noodle rod, and that is why it literally took me a year to convince myself to make the switch.

There are lots of guys out there just like me that have a very tough time retiring the trusty ole stick for something new. The major advantages for me is the very sharp but short shakes I can make with the slightly stiffer, yet sensitive tip which sounds precisely like what your describing Joel. Of course the backbone in this rod allows anglers the quick flip of the wrist versus the homerun swing of a noodle rod. Anglers will learn to hold back the aggressive hookset or you will literally rip lips!!