Exactly, I've landed several 4.5lb smallmouth and this guy on my carrot stix. I'll keep catching fish on mine.

Given budget was no limit would you choose the Carrot Stix over all other? If so, you have the VERY BEST rod you will ever need or want and that's what really matters.

Slap some braid on it and fish it in some nasty cover and than see what happens........................

i do that every time i fish , have you tried it ??? mine works perfectly   8-)

Unless I read the article wrong, the problems are showing up more now as opposed to the early rods. The early Carrots were the better rods.

Tin sent me two of his Carrots to try out shortly after they were released and although I never ended up buying any, I thought about it real hard. I caught several bass and even some 10-12# stripers with the ones he sent and they performed very well. Ultimately, I just couldnt get past the ugliness.

Slap some braid on it and fish it in some nasty cover and than see what happens........................

i do that every time i fish , have you tried it ??? mine works perfectly 8-)

Nope, mine never made it past mono than it broke!!!!!!!!!!!!

         

Slap some braid on it and fish it in some nasty cover and than see what happens........................

i do that every time i fish , have you tried it ??? mine works perfectly 8-)

Nope, mine never made it past mono than it broke!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yea usually, people who don't know how to flip a fish into the boat or enjoy setting hooks into immovable objects have problems with rods.

And I vote Muddy for ownage of the year....

Unless I read the article wrong, the problems are showing up more now as opposed to the early rods. The early Carrots were the better rods.

Tin sent me two of his Carrots to try out shortly after they were released and although I never ended up buying any, I thought about it real hard. I caught several bass and even some 10-12# stripers with the ones he sent and they performed very well. Ultimately, I just couldnt get past the ugliness.

I agree. I think I can get past the orange, but the red bands are unforgivable.

When I look at them and feel them I want vomit. I just wish they made some ML actions and such for my finesse stuff and were not orange. And those guides suck. So does the reel seat. And knowing how many people have busted them swinging 10" fish in the boat makes me not want them. Then when I see that $200, I mean $150 price tag, I have to buy them.

Slap some braid on it and fish it in some nasty cover and than see what happens........................

I've seen it happen, I fish with a fellow member in here,  whom pitches a jig on 65lb PP braid into spots some guys wouldnt think of in FEAR of getting hung up,  or perhaps running the risk of damaging thier pretty & expensive rods.  And yes, its all done on an E21.

Well now, the other Carrot Stix thread went 4 pages and this one 5.

Seems like a total of nine might be enough for awhile.

Good night Irene.

-Kent  a.k.a. roadwarrior

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