Has anyone tried a Carrot Stik rod?
Submitted by Colin Hay on Sat, 2009-06-06 21:09
They are made from 30% graphite and 70% nano carrot fibre.
I picked one up at the Tackle Shack today. It is one serious rod
I know it sounds crazy, but these rods have won numerous awards, including one at Icast.
I am going to give it a twirl tomorrow. I can't wait.
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how big and wat u using it
how big and wat u using it for???
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I have the 7 foot model
I reckon it will make a great light spinning rod for off the rock walls and an even better soft plastics rod from a boat.
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couldnt help yourself hey
couldnt help yourself hey Colin, they are one certainly powerful rod, bet you cant wait to give it a good workout
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Hey Colin
Do you use it with a Orange reel
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Lol Russ & Sandy That sounds apeeling So for the crap pun
I might have to get a Sol though.
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They look the goods Matt
I am hoping some good sized skippy might have turned up at a favourite spot of yours and mine and I can give it a bit of a test run in the morning. I am going to match it up with the Heartland. It should be a pretty nice combo.
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how much dosh are they
how much dosh are they worth???
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They're not cheap Up around the $400 mark
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What does the rod feel like
What does the rod feel like Col?
Is it really soft or stiff?
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Hi Rueben It is funny. You hold it in your hands and it
feels a bit stiff. But once you rig it up it is really very flexible - but very strong.
It casts well too. I was throwing a very small ball sinker with a small piece of mulie at least 50 metres into the breeze.
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stick a pencil in a carrot -
stick a pencil in a carrot - 30% graphite for 70% carrot, would give one to honsu but we all know what would happen.
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Yeah they're really pretty
Yeah they're really pretty popular in the US, nice to see they have made it here.
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Yes Till, Apparantly this was the first one marketed in WA
The US sites certainly give them a big wrap, especially the Bass sites.
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dont let a rabbit near it
dont let a rabbit near it
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just got back from
just got back from tackleshack and saw one, very light, flexible and orange :)
too bad i dont have a spare $400+ to spend on a new rod :(
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I want one now
I want one now
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You won't be disappointed Rueben
I can't wait to try it out offshore.
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I agree with the reviews of this rod
Being scientific based when I first saw a picture in a mag I looked for them on the net and dwelved into the how. The nano fibre technology in the is impressive but I was a little worried regarding the brittleness this may create.
Graphite tips are brittle as we all know with high sticking and IMO I would never high stick these babies, because I would suspect that they would be brittle ++++.
However they would be as light as a feather and should be bloody strong for their weight and size.
What next?
A Celery Stik!!!!?
Or perhaps a Mango fibre rod. That stuff is bloody hard to get out of your teeth so why not. LOL.
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Lol Yeah who knows neels
I also have trouble getting chicken out of my teeth, so maybe there is some potential there too.
I will let everyone know how The Carrot Stix goes when I hook onto something decent.
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Why dont they paint them a
Why dont they paint them a different colour?
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ummm.....
marketing reasons?
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But surely you cant be
But surely you cant be expect to sell thousands of rods just because they are orange and have similarites to carrots
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I do believe carrots are
I do believe carrots are orange....might just be me.
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rod
and i do believe the rod is orange too, hows that for coincidence lol
would defeat the purpose having the rod any other colour imo
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I like the orange
I have so many blue rods, it is nice to have something that is different.
Daiwa has done alright with the decision to make its SOL range orange.
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Carrot sticks sound novel. But I still like Shimano
Shame Doug doesn't sell them. Is there a chance he may do in the future?
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shimano
hopefully in a month.
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personally the rod looks
personally the rod looks underdone and unfinished... had a try of my mates custom made nano fibre rod... its 17ft made frm melville bluewater... and for a big i rod i could easily cast that all day lng... was getting nearly 120m+ off the beach.. the technology is amazing these days... im sure its an awsum rod colin.
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