Nice new Ice rod – Clam Sceptre Stick

I just received a cool new ice rod and wanted to let other know my thoughts on it. It is the Clam outdoors Scepter Stick. For the last few years I have used and love the clam Ice team Matt Johnson Panfish rod with a spring bobber. This rod has really increased the # of panfish I catch. Until you use a rod with a light spring bobber you will not believe the # of bites you are missing. After losing my favorite rod late last ice season ( Dumb mistake ) I was in need of replacing it. In the process of ordering a new one from clam I ran across a new rod they have also with a spring bobber called the Scepter. I just received my rod order yesterday. As happy as I was to have a new Matt Johnson rod, I was really impressed with the Scepter stick. I ordered the Light action model. To be honest the rod action and the spring bobber itself were both a little stiffer than I had hoped. They also offer the rod in a UL with a UL spring bobber. I was a little concerned that the UL may be a little Light in both action and spring bobber so I went with the light action. I think the light action will be great with slender spoons and the small rippin rap. I just ordered another Scepter stick in the UL model. These rods have a price of 39.99. I think the quality of the rod at that pricepoint is Excellent. As a matter of fact I think it is as nice as the higher priced Matt Johnson ice team rod ( 69.99 ) which I had thought was a excellent rod for the price. The spring bobbers on these rods are different than a few of the other spring bobber rods I’ve tried and looked at. They return to the same shape over and over – Even after keeping them doubled over from one trip to the next and even after a whole off season. The rod also seems to have a great Back bone ( in the light model anyway ) and a interesting reel seat. If you are looking for what Id call a mid priced panfish rod I’d give the Scepter Rod a try – I think you will really like it.

Awesome thanks for the review

Just a Update to the original post. Like I said the Sceptre I ordered in light action was a little more stiff than I would have liked. I ordered the UL version and hoped it was not to light or that the spring bibber was a lot lighter than the Light one was. Received the rod a few days ago. The action of UL was just slightly lighter than the L. I don’t think there was a difference between the spring bobbers at all. Overall I think I’m going to really like this rod. It is a little longer than I would have liked (27″ ) but will work real well outdoors on days that are not real windy. I think this will fish slightly heavier tungsten Jigs, Small spoons and the Ul Rippinraps real well.

i picked up their noodle rod. so far the action is similar to my other 30″ rod. will have to wait to see but I bought their genz power noodle last year and it was pretty great. for 30 bucks it was about 85-90% of what I expect out of my 70-100 dollar customs. But with a EVA handle.