TUCR Inferno?

  • 404 ERROR
    MN
    Posts: 3918
    September 25, 2017 at 10:52 am #1717013

    Beginning of the end?…

    tucrs
    NW Metro
    Posts: 999
    September 25, 2017 at 11:08 am #1717018
    404 ERROR wrote:

    Beginning of the end?…

    No that is not is at all. There is a great market for custom rods built here. But there is also other fisherman that are looking for a rod that is a great value and offers up a high level of performance.

    Over the years people have been ask more and more for this than anything else.

    Craig Kilber
    Posts: 40
    September 25, 2017 at 12:09 pm #1717034
    tucrs wrote:

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Merican Eagle wrote:</div>
    Beginning of the end?…

    No that is not is at all. There is a great market for custom rods built here. But there is also other fisherman that are looking for a rod that is a great value and offers up a high level of performance.

    Over the years people have been ask more and more for this than anything else.

    Why the cheaper price tag? What was used differently than your other ice rods?

    tucrs
    NW Metro
    Posts: 999
    September 25, 2017 at 12:59 pm #1717049

    They are very different from our custom ice rods. They do not have REC guides nor can you order any custom options on them.

    bullcans
    Northfield MN
    Posts: 2002
    September 25, 2017 at 1:12 pm #1717054
    tucrs wrote:

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Merican Eagle wrote:</div>
    Beginning of the end?…

    No that is not is at all. There is a great market for custom rods built here. But there is also other fisherman that are looking for a rod that is a great value and offers up a high level of performance.

    Over the years people have been ask more and more for this than anything else.
    Are these made “In house” by you guys John?

    tucrs wrote:

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Merican Eagle wrote:</div>
    Beginning of the end?…

    No that is not is at all. There is a great market for custom rods built here. But there is also other fisherman that are looking for a rod that is a great value and offers up a high level of performance.

    Over the years people have been ask more and more for this than anything else.

    tucrs
    NW Metro
    Posts: 999
    September 25, 2017 at 1:14 pm #1717057

    These are not made in house.

    This is a separate line from our in house builds. Nothing has changed in regards of that.

    SoDak Fisher Guy
    Eastern SD
    Posts: 136
    September 25, 2017 at 3:54 pm #1717103

    Will they be available online on the TUCR site, or Scheels?

    Jeff Schomaker
    Posts: 394
    September 25, 2017 at 9:18 pm #1717173

    Do the backbone of these rods have any comparison to the custom line?

    AaronMoore
    Posts: 229
    September 25, 2017 at 10:29 pm #1717181

    are the blanks the same just different guides?

    hnd
    Posts: 1579
    September 26, 2017 at 8:00 am #1717199

    no noodle?

    tucrs
    NW Metro
    Posts: 999
    September 26, 2017 at 8:46 am #1717209

    These are a retail store rod just designed by us. They are not the same blanks nor the same rods.

    We cannot offer the high end type actions with complex grinds for that price level. This is more for people wanting to get a great rod for less money.

    tucrs
    NW Metro
    Posts: 999
    September 26, 2017 at 8:47 am #1717210
    SoDak Fisher Guy wrote:

    Will they be available online on the TUCR site, or Scheels?

    Only at Scheels, Cabelas, Kabeles, and Thousand Lakes.

    hnd
    Posts: 1579
    September 27, 2017 at 10:26 am #1717408

    the one thing i saw made it seem like an attached spring bobber. good to know. will give one a try.

    Cameron white
    Posts: 516
    September 27, 2017 at 4:58 pm #1717461

    According to comments on their FB post, these are off shore rods. Probably China. Not a bad idea if the quality is good… that’s the 50 thousand dollar question when you add a bargain line to your custom shop line up.

    bullcans
    Northfield MN
    Posts: 2002
    September 27, 2017 at 8:22 pm #1717493
    ClownColor wrote:

    just hope for their sake the rods aren’t crap and ruin their image on their custom rods….

    I could see them endorsing a 2nd market of rods without hurting their custom rod market assuming they made sure the standards of those oversea rods me their requirements. I own a number of TUCR custom rods and if the oversea rods are good enough for TUCR to put their name on them, then there good enough for me.
    JMHO

    Walleyestudent Andy Cox
    Garrison MN-Mille Lacs
    Posts: 4484
    September 27, 2017 at 9:44 pm #1717505
    bullcans wrote:

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>bob clowncolor wrote:</div>
    just hope for their sake the rods aren’t crap and ruin their image on their custom rods….

    I could see them endorsing a 2nd market of rods without hurting their custom rod market assuming they made sure the standards of those oversea rods me their requirements. I own a number of TUCR custom rods and if the oversea rods are good enough for TUCR to put their name on them, then there good enough for me.
    JMHO

    Let’s hope so, all new product without any previous “mass” consumer experience with them yet. I am hoping they are successful, I am a big fan of TUCR and would be disappointed if this new product didn’t meet expectations for a $55 rod.

    Dan Baker
    Posts: 929
    September 28, 2017 at 11:04 am #1717596

    I think people will really like these rods. I have had my hands on them (never fished with them) and they do feel really nice. The cork is top notch and the guides look solid. The blanks have been tuned by the Master Rod Builder at TUCR so they won’t feel like other off the shelf rods out there. They are quite light and fast in the tip, aside from the UL. That said, there is a noticeable difference between the Inferno and the Custom line of rods. If you’re trying to decide between St. Croix’s, 13 fishing, and some of the better Clam rods; the Inferno is an excellent choice.
    Dan

    Cameron white
    Posts: 516
    September 28, 2017 at 12:19 pm #1717618
    Dan Baker wrote:

    I think people will really like these rods. I have had my hands on them (never fished with them) and they do feel really nice. The cork is top notch and the guides look solid. The blanks have been tuned by the Master Rod Builder at TUCR so they won’t feel like other off the shelf rods out there. They are quite light and fast in the tip, aside from the UL. That said, there is a noticeable difference between the Inferno and the Custom line of rods. If you’re trying to decide between St. Croix’s, 13 fishing, and some of the better Clam rods; the Inferno is an excellent choice.
    Dan[/quote

    If these are a mass produced rod, there’s no way a master rod builder went through every rod and tuned it. There was no mention of that in any FB post they did. Said they were designed by tucr, and built off shore.

    Dan Baker
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    September 28, 2017 at 12:44 pm #1717628

    I’m not sure of your definition of tuning. The rod blanks have been specifically designed by the TUCR Rod Builders. Meaning, they added the tapers in the locations that they specified to get the exact rod action that they intend each rod to have. That’s what I mean when I say they were tuned.

    philtickelson
    Inactive
    Mahtomedi, MN
    Posts: 1678
    September 28, 2017 at 4:53 pm #1717678

    Couldn’t that also be interpreted as ‘we gave our specs to the manufacturers and they built the blanks to those specifications?’.

    Could be splitting hairs, but mass produced to spec x by a machine is different than hand built/tapered to those specs at a custom shop, I think.

    I honestly don’t know if most ‘custom’ builders actually do all that shaping/tapering themselves or if they just do it once and then pass those specs on to their blank manufacturer.

    Not a dig on either, cause there’s absolutely a place in the market for mass produced(yet well made) ice rods. I mean let’s be real, how many ‘custom made’ open water rods do most people have compared to off the rack?

    Cameron white
    Posts: 516
    September 28, 2017 at 4:54 pm #1717679
    Dan Baker wrote:

    I’m not sure of your definition of tuning. The rod blanks have been specifically designed by the TUCR Rod Builders. Meaning, they added the tapers in the locations that they specified to get the exact rod action that they intend each rod to have. That’s what I mean when I say they were tuned.

    Ahhh.. ok. That makes sense. I’m sure they set the parameters for the rods with the company building them. It’s a good price point for a lot of budget minded anglers. Waiting for someone to post pictures, my scheels won’t put them out until pheasant season is almost done!

    wgorby
    Greenville, Michigan
    Posts: 60
    October 6, 2017 at 10:00 am #1719105

    Has anyone had the chance to actually touch/feel these rods in person yet? Got some Cabelas’s bucks burning a hole in my pocket. If so…thoughts?

    Walleyestudent Andy Cox
    Garrison MN-Mille Lacs
    Posts: 4484
    October 6, 2017 at 11:10 am #1719127
    wgorby wrote:

    Has anyone had the chance to actually touch/feel these rods in person yet? Got some Cabelas’s bucks burning a hole in my pocket. If so…thoughts?

    Well…yes, Dan Baker posted above “I think people will really like these rods. I have had my hands on them (never fished with them) and they do feel really nice. The cork is top notch and the guides look solid.”

    Dan Baker
    Posts: 929
    October 6, 2017 at 11:39 am #1719130
    wgorby wrote:

    Has anyone had the chance to actually touch/feel these rods in person yet? Got some Cabelas’s bucks burning a hole in my pocket. If so…thoughts?

    These are currently on display at Cableas. If you are close enough to make the drive, you can get your hands on all the different models. But they are in very limited supply.

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