Super User skunked_again Posted July 15, 2009 Author Super User Posted July 15, 2009 http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/common/search/search-results1.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&selectedPerPage=&hasJS=true&_D%3AhasJS=+&_D%3Asort=+&sort=all&Ntt=carrot+stix&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1 maybe thats the price they have always been...........i dunno.
Koop Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 Dink, I think by new to rods he was not referring to posters but saying E21 was new to rods.
bass wrangler569 Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 Carrot Stix are crap. Do yourself a favor and go Powell. Powell actually honors their warranty and their prices are right near Carrot Stix. Finally, a sane person!!! Thank You Mr. Senko!!!!! And now with E21 maybe "going down" where will your lifetime warranties go!?! Why would E21 go down? Do you know that E21 is primarily a golf company? They aren't going down. Boyd Duckett's actions do not change the way I feel about E21. I like how people crap all over E21 when one of their rods breaks just because they are new at fishing rods. I really, really, really, really doubt these rods break on their own. Nobody bashes G. Loomis or St. Croix when they break their rods. Are these rods worth $200? Maybe not. Nobody has even listed a source for this claim. Are they one of the best $150 rods out there? Yes. New to rods, I have been fishing my whole life and have owned just about every rod there is to own! Maybe St. Croix and Loomis don't get bashed for breaking because they are actually high modulus blanks(stiffer=easier break) with years of proven performance not pieces of baby food and golf clubs!!!!!!! Dude, he's not saying that you personally are new to rods, he's saying that E21 is new to the rod industry, so whenever a rod breaks people blow it out of proportion because its a new rodmaking company
daviscw Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/common/search/search-results1.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&selectedPerPage=&hasJS=true&_D%3AhasJS=+&_D%3Asort=+&sort=all&Ntt=carrot+stix&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1maybe thats the price they have always been...........i dunno. Are you serious? The gold has always been $200. New to rods, I have been fishing my whole life and have owned just about every rod there is to own! Maybe St. Croix and Loomis don't get bashed for breaking because they are actually high modulus blanks(stiffer=easier break) with years of proven performance not pieces of baby food and golf clubs!!!!!!! Go back and read. I said nothing about YOU being new to fishing rods. Second, do your homework on the modulus of blanks.
DINK WHISPERER Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 my mistake my mistake..................geeeez relax you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do my homework huh......................maybe i will just buy another CS and get a cook book to read up on new recipes!!! ;D
Super User skunked_again Posted July 15, 2009 Author Super User Posted July 15, 2009 i was clearly incorrect. sorry ;D ;D ;D shall we talk about MOJO rods next? .......... lol
Super User Muddy Posted July 15, 2009 Super User Posted July 15, 2009 You guys can bash them all you want. I wouldn't pay the new price of $200 for one but they are very competitive at the $150 price point IMO. I have two and I love both of them. They're sensitive for the price and they're ridiculously light. I don't care about the press they get (although I commend Duckett for doing what he thinks is right) they work perfectly well for me. How many of you guys that are bashing them actually own or have used one? 8-) like i said, ive fished them a ton......in the store..........lol. let me ask you, what brought you to buy a Carrot Stix or any other rod/reel? the feedback on this forum is probably 100% responsible for me not buying some gear and 60% responsible for the current gear i have. i dont have to use them on the water, some boys i respect a ton did that for me. thanks guys!!!! What the hey is probably???? I have some fellas here I fished with and are friends, some of thier EXPERIENCE HAS HELPED ME. I do not have much faith in o OPINIONS here or anywhere else. Some of them come from folks who have never used the equipment, there is product steering on this and other forums and I use what I buy, and then I use the product, if I like it then it becomes part of my equipment. I do not need other's approval or recognition on how I spend my money or what I use.
The Yankee Fist Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 You guys can bash them all you want. I wouldn't pay the new price of $200 for one but they are very competitive at the $150 price point IMO. I have two and I love both of them. They're sensitive for the price and they're ridiculously light. I don't care about the press they get (although I commend Duckett for doing what he thinks is right) they work perfectly well for me. How many of you guys that are bashing them actually own or have used one? 8-) like i said, ive fished them a ton......in the store..........lol. let me ask you, what brought you to buy a Carrot Stix or any other rod/reel? the feedback on this forum is probably 100% responsible for me not buying some gear and 60% responsible for the current gear i have. i dont have to use them on the water, some boys i respect a ton did that for me. thanks guys!!!! What the hey is probably???? It's internet for "probably" or maybe a drawl in print. Now get with it will you? ;D ;D ;D
Quitlimpin Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 Everybody's just jealous of my sweet orange rods!
Super User skunked_again Posted July 15, 2009 Author Super User Posted July 15, 2009 You guys can bash them all you want. I wouldn't pay the new price of $200 for one but they are very competitive at the $150 price point IMO. I have two and I love both of them. They're sensitive for the price and they're ridiculously light. I don't care about the press they get (although I commend Duckett for doing what he thinks is right) they work perfectly well for me. How many of you guys that are bashing them actually own or have used one? 8-) like i said, ive fished them a ton......in the store..........lol. let me ask you, what brought you to buy a Carrot Stix or any other rod/reel? the feedback on this forum is probably 100% responsible for me not buying some gear and 60% responsible for the current gear i have. i dont have to use them on the water, some boys i respect a ton did that for me. thanks guys!!!! What the hey is probably???? I have some fellas here I fished with and are friends, some of thier EXPERIENCE HAS HELPED ME. I do not have much faith in o OPINIONS here or anywhere else. Some of them come from folks who have never used the equipment, there is product steering on this and other forums and I use what I buy, and then I use the product, if I like it then it becomes part of my equipment. I do not need other's approval or recognition on how I spend my money or what I use. i feel ya. the ppl i tend to listen i know use the gear they talk about, and i can count them on 1, maybe 2 hands.
Super User skunked_again Posted July 15, 2009 Author Super User Posted July 15, 2009 You guys can bash them all you want. I wouldn't pay the new price of $200 for one but they are very competitive at the $150 price point IMO. I have two and I love both of them. They're sensitive for the price and they're ridiculously light. I don't care about the press they get (although I commend Duckett for doing what he thinks is right) they work perfectly well for me. How many of you guys that are bashing them actually own or have used one? 8-) like i said, ive fished them a ton......in the store..........lol. let me ask you, what brought you to buy a Carrot Stix or any other rod/reel? the feedback on this forum is probably 100% responsible for me not buying some gear and 60% responsible for the current gear i have. i dont have to use them on the water, some boys i respect a ton did that for me. thanks guys!!!! What the hey is probably???? It's internet for "probably" or maybe a drawl in print. Now get with it will you? ;D ;D ;D thank you..........lol
Super User burleytog Posted July 15, 2009 Super User Posted July 15, 2009 http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/common/search/search-results1.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&selectedPerPage=&hasJS=true&_D%3AhasJS=+&_D%3Asort=+&sort=all&Ntt=carrot+stix&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1maybe thats the price they have always been...........i dunno. There has been no price change. The LTX has always retailed for $150, the Gold for $200 and the Classic Gold for $250.
Super User skunked_again Posted July 15, 2009 Author Super User Posted July 15, 2009 http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/common/search/search-results1.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&selectedPerPage=&hasJS=true&_D%3AhasJS=+&_D%3Asort=+&sort=all&Ntt=carrot+stix&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1maybe thats the price they have always been...........i dunno. There has been no price change. The LTX has always retailed for $150, the Gold for $200 and the Classic Gold for $250. right, seems i was confusing their LTX for the Gold.
Diablos Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 I just got my Carrot Stix Gold in. It's super light but then again I work at a full saltwater tackle shop and one of our distributors(Henry's) carries them. The price of the gold wholesale is $120 and the regular carrot stix is $89. I also have 2 All-Star ASR rods which wholesale for $56..retail $99.99
Super User burleytog Posted July 15, 2009 Super User Posted July 15, 2009 http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/common/search/search-results1.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&selectedPerPage=&hasJS=true&_D%3AhasJS=+&_D%3Asort=+&sort=all&Ntt=carrot+stix&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1maybe thats the price they have always been...........i dunno. There has been no price change. The LTX has always retailed for $150, the Gold for $200 and the Classic Gold for $250. right, seems i was confusing their LTX for the Gold. Perhaps you should edit the thread title?
old bassman Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 If the carrot stick was made by Shimano half of you guys would love it!!!!!! Most of the Jawing is about the lack of warranty response, as I hear and read about the product. Angelers have a hard time getting replacements when they break, and by this and other threads on this forum, they break often. If I wanted one, I would make up my own mind and do what i thought best and not complain about it.
The Yankee Fist Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 SQUAWK: " Flight E21, you are cleared for landing on the Gold deck. Over." SQUAWK: " Roger that control, following orange markers." I am SO sorry guys, I had to..... :-/ :-/ ;D
Super User Muddy Posted July 15, 2009 Super User Posted July 15, 2009 If the carrot stick was made by Shimano half of you guys would love it!!!!!! Most of the Jawing is about the lack of warranty response, as I hear and read about the product. Angelers have a hard time getting replacements when they break, and by this and other threads on this forum, they break often. If I wanted one, I would make up my own mind and do what i thought best and not complain about it. bingo, we have a winner
Super User Tin Posted July 15, 2009 Super User Posted July 15, 2009 Thanks for the laugh guys... Hopefully Hooked on Phonics doesn't jump up in price.
Super User Dan: Posted July 15, 2009 Super User Posted July 15, 2009 If the carrot stick was made by Shimano half of you guys would love it!!!!!! Most of the Jawing is about the lack of warranty response, as I hear and read about the product. Angelers have a hard time getting replacements when they break, and by this and other threads on this forum, they break often. If I wanted one, I would make up my own mind and do what i thought best and not complain about it. bingo, we have a winner and the other half would label it "hyped" and "overpriced" without even touching it.
Uncle Leo Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 I do not own a Carrot Stick as I hate the color orange, personal preference. I do wonder though if folks thought the same about graphite rods when they were introduced. I guess time will tell. I not much of a golfer either but one thing I can tell you the way I hit a ball and abuse a club I believe I would brake a Carrot Stick Rod. Food for thought, folks will buy what they want. Everyone swears by what they use, me included.
Super User skunked_again Posted July 15, 2009 Author Super User Posted July 15, 2009 talking about your stix = wife/mother/sister/best dog.............lol
ChiCityBasser Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 I don't own a Carrot Stix but I do like the color since most of if not all of my rods are either black or dark grey. I also agree you get what you like and if it works for you it works. I mean its like the choice of Quantum or Shimano or Shimano vs Pflueger with lots of people not liking Quantum because of either earlier problems with the product or customer service or something. I like Quantum though and they get more water time than my Shimano reels. I also like Cabelas rods as well but most don't like "house" brands so bottom line you fish what you like and can afford and most importantly what works for you. I still plan to get a carrot stix or a lightening rod shock or the new lamiglass rod because of the color which I like with the Quantum Catalyst PTI-B.
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