TUCR Noodle

I currently have a 30” PN and love it. My buddy just bought a 32” and the tip seems to load up a little more. My question is if the longer blank is more sensitive? I was on a tough bite where the tip of my 30 would barely twitch, would a 32 show the bite better?

Was he using a heavier bait?

The longer rod should, in theory, have more flex. I don’t see how you had that problem though. I can detect a fish fart with both my 30” Precision Noodles.

Looking for a little help as well when using my PN. What’s the deepest depth I should be using it in?

Thanks

Sorry but forgot to say mine is 32”.

Tim Watson wrote:

Looking for a little help as well when using my PN. What’s the deepest depth I should be using it in?

Thanks

I use mine in 70ft perch fishing with a 4mm or 5mm tungsten jig

I have considered selling my TUCR PN earlier in the season as I just didn’t use it very much. The Bullwhip has been my go to most is the season but as of late the bite has gotten tougher so I have downsized to 3mm tungsten. Thought of adding another Bullwhip but glad I kept that Noodle as it has helped me pick up these light biting fish.

I have to think they are just cutting the blank shorter from the butt end so the tips should be the same. I suppose it’s possible they could actually use a different blank with different tip properties but that would surprise me some.

As far as how deep to use the rod that just depends on how deep the fish are. There wouldn’t be any limits for the rod itself.

To change the length of the rods, we cut the blanks from the but end. Therefore the tip is the same on all the rods. That being said, there is a difference in backbone for the longer vs shorter rods. A 36″ rod will have 8 more inches of backbone than a 28″ rod. For most applications on a noodle rod this won’t have much of an impact. But for more backbone driven rods, like the commander, we typically won’t go shorter than 32″ so their is still ample backbone for the big fish. I personally think 32″ is the sweet spot for our rods. It is what I have all my rods in, even though it is slightly too long for my Otter Cottage. Going back to the original issue though, the performance of your tip vs your friends is most likely being affected by lure and line choice. A heavier lure will bog the tip down more, where a lighter tip will allow more tip movement at the bite. Also braid lines tend to float a bit which will make the small jigs seem lighter, and mono sinks, making the jigs seem slightly heavier.

Forgot to say, I almost always prefer my Bullwhip. But this year I have had several outings where the bite has been so light, the noodle is the best option.