Looking for opinions, I am looking for a rod an all around light action rod for jigging panfish/perch/small walleye spoons and jigging raps. I am on the fence between the TUCR fusion and the DH perch pounder. Anybody have any info to help with the decision?
If you go through my recent thread titled “dh and tuned up custom vs Thorne bros rods” you may find some helpful information.
I can say that in terms of custom order wait times…tucr probably has DH beat unless DH happens to not be too busy.
Handles-they both offer cork handles…a few different sizes from DH. Tucr offers the Eva foam handles, both make split grip handles. The one outlier in handles is DH with his abs plastic 3D printed handles in multiple sizes and a few designs you won’t see elsewhere.
I haven’t looked at the perch pounder from DH, but I have recently looked at the fusion and quicktip from tucr. The fusion has a pretty light tip, sits right between the Thorne bros quiverstick and panfish sweetheart. Difference being a bit different action and backbone. I’ve seen some compare the perch pounder to the perch sweetheart from Thorne bros…so knowing that I would guess that it’s got a stiffer tip then the fusion.
I would also suggest looking at the quicktip from tucr unless you are set on a slower action rod.