6Th Sense Tungsten Rods?

[North Ga Hillbilly]

I was looking around the internet and saw these rods. They talk about having Tungsten in them, not sure why on earth one would want a dense heavy metal in their rods, but I was just wondering if anyone had any experience or an idea where they were going with this one.

Integrated Tungsten!

The new 6th Sense Tungsten-X Custom Rods are not only beautifully crafted, light, and balanced but EXTREMELY SENSITIVE. The blanks are made in the USA of the highest grade graphite possible. Prices range from $289-$419 depending on the components, upgrades, length, etc.

http://www.6thsenselures.com/#!__rods/photocarousel0=10

No, I'm going ahead and saying I have no interest in buying one, just wanted to know if anyone had an idea what it was about.

Thanks

NGaHB

[bigbassctchr101]

I would think there would be different materials that could perform the same function but with better weight reduction. But with a very non pourous material, the sensitivity would be heightened. Kind of the reason why flourocarbon transmits the bottom contour and bites better than mono, and braid does it better than flouro. I wouldn't buy one, but I would like to try one. I think it has good potential to work well, but surely there are better things to use.

[J Francho]

Looks like hype to me. The website navigation feels "homebrewed." I'm sure they're nice rods, but no track record, no real specs, and no stated warranty. Just a yahoo email account and some pictures.

[Grey Wolf]

Some idiot will order one thinking the rod has tungsten in it.

[Bass_Fanatic]

Some idiot will order one thinking the rod has tungsten in it.

I dont doubt there is tungsten in the rod, just not enough to do anything or it would weigh a ton.

[North Ga Hillbilly]

I assumed the same. I figgure they are just using the hype around tungsten weights and the such

[South FLA]

How about this for a hyped up gimmick rod name:

"Ultra Lite eXtreme Series Rod"

Featuring

SS micro guides with tungsten guide inserts

Boron/graphite/kevlar weave blank

Carbon fiber reel seat material

and eXtremely durable EVA foam split grips

[Raider Nation Fisher]

How about this for a hyped up gimmick rod name:

"Ultra Lite eXtreme Series Rod"

Featuring

SS micro guides with tungsten guide inserts

Boron/graphite/kevlar weave blank

Carbon fiber reel seat material

and eXtremely durable EVA foam split grips

I want one I want one.

Can you make it in purple for me?

[S Hovanec]

Some idiot will order one thinking the rod has tungsten in it.

Probably the same guy that thinks there's Helium in the Kistlers!

[J Francho]

There isn't helium in Kistlers?

[Casey Sobczak]

The 6th Sense Tungsten-X Rods are new to the market as well as our entire company. We would like to clear up the issue that we do not use HYPE marketing to sell a product in any way.

To answer some questions and comments:

The rod is actually integrated with Tungsten into the butt end of the blank. This balances the rod out and places less stress on the wrists. If any of you have never used a balance rod then I understand your concern with "how a heavier rod feels lighter/better" at the end of the day.

We did blind tests with balanced rods and unbalanced rods and the balanced Tungsten rod was chosen as "lighter" by the participant when the rod actually weighed 1.5oz more than the other unweighted rod.

These weighted rods were designed by some of the best local pros around Sam Rayburn and Toledo and ALL of them preferred the Tungsten Weighted rods to an original unweighted blank. Otherwise, we would not have chosen to use the weighting system.

*We do not Tungsten Integrate all of our models, i.e. Cranking Rods, Jerkbait Rods, Topwaters Rods, etc.

My main concern with this thread was the assumption that 6th Sense was using false advertising or marketing gimmicks to sell anglers our products. This will never be the case with 6th Sense Tackle Co. We try to offer the highest quality possible and ALWAYS care about what our customers think.

If you EVER have any questions about our products, feel free to contact me ANYTIME. Hopefully in the future as 6th Sense grows, we will be able to make a more user friendly website with more information about our products. We are in the beginning stages of this game and have many big things coming. Please bare with us in the meantime.

Kindest Regards,

Casey Sobczak

Owner, 6th Sense Custom Tackle Co.

[North Ga Hillbilly]

It's great to hear from the source on this one. I appreciate you clearing things up, and look forward to seeing what all yall produce.

-NGaHB

The 6th Sense Tungsten-X Rods are new to the market as well as our entire company. We would like to clear up the issue that we do not use HYPE marketing to sell a product in any way.

To answer some questions and comments:

The rod is actually integrated with Tungsten into the butt end of the blank. This balances the rod out and places less stress on the wrists. If any of you have never used a balance rod then I understand your concern with "how a heavier rod feels lighter/better" at the end of the day.

We did blind tests with balanced rods and unbalanced rods and the balanced Tungsten rod was chosen as "lighter" by the participant when the rod actually weighed 1.5oz more than the other unweighted rod.

These weighted rods were designed by some of the best local pros around Sam Rayburn and Toledo and ALL of them preferred the Tungsten Weighted rods to an original unweighted blank. Otherwise, we would not have chosen to use the weighting system.

*We do not Tungsten Integrate all of our models, i.e. Cranking Rods, Jerkbait Rods, Topwaters Rods, etc.

My main concern with this thread was the assumption that 6th Sense was using false advertising or marketing gimmicks to sell anglers our products. This will never be the case with 6th Sense Tackle Co. We try to offer the highest quality possible and ALWAYS care about what our customers think.

If you EVER have any questions about our products, feel free to contact me ANYTIME. Hopefully in the future as 6th Sense grows, we will be able to make a more user friendly website with more information about our products. We are in the beginning stages of this game and have many big things coming. Please bare with us in the meantime.

Kindest Regards,

Casey Sobczak

Owner, 6th Sense Custom Tackle Co.

[J Francho]

You might want to put that info on your website. Many custom rod builders are selling balanced rods. Good luck in your endeavor.

[J Francho]

Just curious, what advantage is there to using tungsten to counterbalance a rod over lead, or spare change for that matter?

[bigbassctchr101]

I could see it being useful if you needed more weight in a tighter space. But, the butt ends look to be the same size as most other rod butts. Its a good idea,and I agree, a well balanced rod feels better than a lighter non balanced in most cases. The use of Tungsten is probably not needed however. But as a business, I ain't gonna say its a bad idea to incorporate it into the rod or into the selling slogan. I actually thinks its smart as a business...why not get as many people as you can to jump on the Tungsten train? lol Hopefully the people that buy won't be getting the rod because they think it will transit extra sensitivity because tungsten is being used.

[Mils]

I actually have three of the 6th sense rods and love them. They are very well built with top of the line componets. My 7'11" grass flipper is my favorite of the three but I also have a 7' heavy I throw weightless flukes and trickworms with and a 6'6" topwater rod that has been abused and still performs great, it has caught everything from bream to Jack creavale at the coast . I would highly recomened them.

Thanks!