I'm convinced Mitch and toms girl are the ones giving him a thumbs down to keep his ego in check. Love your videos Tom. I watch them daily

Great Job Tom, my son and I are learning a lot from you, we are catching more fish all the time. Keep up the great work. Have a great day!

Great info on what actually matters, instead of pushing a single brand! Thank you for explaining some of the reasoning for selecting the power and actions you do for jigging vs live bait.

i like how tom isn’t jsut a usual youtube pumping up their sponsors like he actually gives us good shit

This is probably the best explanation of the difference in rods that I have heard. Excellent!!

Me and my dad started to use st. Croix rod 7 foot medium fast action rods and there awesome

Nice garage! I would love to see a video on how you organize your gear, store your boat, prepare for the next day on the water, etc.

Excellent educational video. An idea for Tom Talks - You look at screen shots of our graphs or lakemaster maps and tell us what you see and how to approach it.

Great subject Tom. Guess we think alike!! Good job as always. Thanks again, very helpful.

Great walkthrough Tom, would love to see your top 3 rods for bass applications as well! I'm sure it would be pretty similar with a few minor tweaks but I think people would watch it. :)

Good video to "Save" ! Thanks again for sharing your knowledge

Spot on! Nice to have a rod for a specific presentation. Works alot better

Come up to northern Saskatchewan canada. North Saskatchewan river has 19 species of fish to keep you busy for a few days.

Tom Love your videos , Im recently retired and have been going out with a guide for over 20 years . I usually fishing the summer with him and often use the same technique ( Live Lindy rigs ) . I was wondering if you could make a video explaining the movement of Walleyes . In other words , Where do the Walleye go at different time of the year and what do they feed on . I often feel Im one step behind as far as trying to find them . Thanks and keep up the good work .

Very informational on the three rods. This will help me out. Perfect thanks Tom.

Good, I just bought a rod today for livebait jigging and I got a 7' ML fast action and now this video popped up in my feed. I did good for once.

I think I'll go looking at rods today. Thanks for the info.

Joe Bucher did a video on comparing musky fishing rods to golfing. You can, but it is difficult to use one rod for all applications. When you are golfing, you have a bag of a number of clubs for different applications. This helps make sense to a lot of people.

I do some walleye fishing in my boat but i do a lot of wade fishing for them in my local river and local creek that has walleye and musky. I throw rapala countdowns size 7 and 9 as well as shallow shad raps size 7. I prefer a 6'6 to 6'10" medium light fast action. I stopped using braid and spool straight 6lb P-Line Flurocarbon these days. I prefer the feel and dont dick with a leader

Great, Down sizeing, comes with experience, wisdom, and cominknofledg

When you say pulling spinners by hand, are you talking about with bottom bouncers? Keep up the awesome videos, yours are the most informational 👍

Great video! Could you cover your crankbait trolling rods in a similar video? Thanks!

Great information on rod selection will keep this in mind when buying next rods

Great video! Thanks for the tips! It’s not often I take notes on a youtube video, but you’ve offered some good insight into rod choice.

This video was very helpful. Thank you!

Tom, Thank you very informative. GOing to Minnesota in a couple weeks and going to try and practice a lot of your techniques - maybe catch some fish. thanks again.

Best rod for this price point, perfect inshore rod..7ft 1pc

Could you maybe put together a similar video on just your trolling rods and setups sometime? I hardly know shit about trolling or planer boards. Thanks!

Great video!! I don't want to spend tons of money on rods and reels but this will help!!!!! I really enjoy your videos!!!!! I just subscribed too!

I love my Fenwick Elite Tech Walleye Medium Like Extra Fast rod. I even caught a pike with it, was awesome. However, I don’t troll with it, I use it for jigging and the like. For trolling I use a St-Croix Premier Medium Heavy Fast because I often use deep lures or bottom walkers. Tried Lead Core for trolling, but I dunno, it’s not for me. Anyway, great video !

Great info! Need to make a shopping list. I would love to see a video on the rods you are using for trolling walleyes.

How about a rod casting from shore into 20+ feet of water in the Detroit River for the spring and fall walleye run?

Great information

Awesome videos Tom!

Awesome videos.. been looking at these Elliot rods ..hopping they can ship to Canada.. want to try them out ... all there is name brand stuff here.. just want to try something new ..

Great info, love all your videos!

As always great video man. You do a great job teaching techniques. Ever to get Washington st? The Columbia has some monsters.

Hey brother! I like your videos. I am questioning how St. Croix was the must have but now the more expensive Elliott are the go to. I'm a weekend fisherman who has fished my entire life. I don't get to fish everyday like you do. So help me decide - St, Croix Avid Walleye vs. St. Croix Legend Tourny Walley vs. Elliott?

Thanks, Tom! You are a master!

Excellent Video! Please do a video on trolling rods.

Technique specific rods are definitely becoming more of the norm. As a rod builder that’s a lot of my work.

What rod would you recommend for walleye bank fishing

Hey tom, I wanna go walleye fishing but I don’t own or know anyone who owns a boat, and I was looking for tips for trying to fish from shore

That was helpful. Would also like to see water temps . Thanks

What happened to the mojo bass rods you always recommend?

You can’t beat a 7’6” rod for big water👍🏻🇺🇸

Im poor 325 a rod yikes. Nice videos

I use 6’6” ugly stick medium actions. Best rod I’ve ever owned. And cheap too. 7 year warranty is also something you can beat

is there a major difference from fast and extra fast? looking at the St Croix 7'1" medium light / extra fast, for live bait jigging??

Thanks, great info Tom. Those Elliott rods look nice, too bad the models you mention are out of stock. Any other recommendations?

Looking for a MH with soft tip and strong backbone. I typically jig for walleye myself

Great content, thanks for help.

Tom, great stuff. Got both of my brothers to watch your videos. We all love walleye fishing. Headed to Leech lake the mid September for the first time. Any tips for September on Leech?

Great video !!

Hey Tom, Like how you cover the basics and let the viewer have the opportunity to cover their individual price range. Personally I own top of the line st. croix stuff. But the way you do it applies to alot of people. We need to get the young people involved, and we don't need dollar figures, keeping fishing from them. I am 57 years old and have been a sportsman all my life, quite successfully I might add, but as I have figured out you get to be good to a point where the challenge and reward is not quite there like it used to be. But, spending time with younger sportsman teaching and mentoring brings alot of the desire we had in our earlier careers right back. Your a young guy yet, but trust me you will understand later in life. This will help you not drift away from the sport.

I have a 6' 2'" vertical walleye jigging rod....best damn pike rod i have...a number of 40" plus with shoulders.

Good stuff Tom

Tom - what baitcasting rod do you recommend for line counter trolling walleye ?. I use a lot of bottom bouncers. I like good tip flex. Any thoughts ?.

Very informative. Thank you. Can you share what size reel you have on each? Thank you ScottyD

Thanks for another great video! What are your thoughts on an 8' moderate action rod for slip bobbers / lindy rigs / etc? Would that be too soft / spongy for a good, consistent hook set? Sometimes when I take friends or family out, I end up using my ultra lite for slip bobbers and while that is fun, it is extremely difficult to get a good hook set. That pole has landed me a few 25" walters though.

Tom, any plans on doing a "night fishing for walleye video? Thx in advance!

All these rods sold out brother! But hopefully they restock soon

7.0 ft must. Tom walleye guy!

thanks for sharing

I bought a st croix victory medium extra fact 6'10 with the intent to use it for jigging for walleye. I have been using 1/8 oz jigs and I don't feel like I have the sensitivity I'm looking for. Should I try a heavier jig head or did I get the wrong rod?

When you and Shelby have your grand kids in the boat you will understand!!!!!

Really enjoyed 😜👍

What Lake do you fish? Love walleye fishing and trying to take in all your knowledge!

What rod would you use for shiver minnows?

The third rod you spoke about 7.6 feet rod.How about a 7 foot rod would that work ok also?

Have you ever fished Castle Rock Lake or Petenwell?

Tom I been trying to get the Elliot 7’3mlf like you have they are never in stock I been waiting for like 4 to 5 months now so I was going to go with st croix but look at there warranty and on 15 years might as well spend the extra coin and get the loomis it comes with lifetime any suggestions on what gloomis to get

What are the benefits to a one piece rod

For fishing with live bait are you taking the Elliot ES73ML-F over the St. Croix Mojo Bass MJS610MLXF? I know previously you were using the Mojo.

What crappie rods are u useing

Awesome videos

Do you Also use a piscfun carbon x2000 on the 76mlf rod?

Tom please slap "hooked upp!" On a shirt!

One or two piece rod?

Can anyone recommend a good fish finder slash gps tracker?

Tom given your in Wisconsin what makes you choose Elliott's rods over St. Croix rods?

Do you use a mono backer on your power jig rod’s carbon x 2000 reel or 10-15 # braid all the way to bottom of reel? If so, how much backer vs braid do you recommend?

Your last walleye video was all st croix rods..... now it’s elliots ?

Tom, If you run two Helix's on your boat does the one that you use just for Lake Maps need to be Mega SI or DI? Or can it just be a Gen3N? And do you share the same transducer for both units?

opinions on gloomis rods?

Have you ever fished mosquito creek lake in Cortland ohio

Your rods look way longer in your vids, I thought you were running 8+ footers. I prefer around 7 /7+ footers myself.

M-MUUUUUST.... C-C-CONSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME

Do you guide for walleye

What layout and kind of boat do you have?

Hi can you suggest a rod in the $100 price range for walleye fishing this coming spring in Minnesota??? Or anyone ?? Thank you

Nice video but is Elliott still in business. They never seem to have stock in, can't get hold of them and even their retailers don't list them. Too bad they look like good rods.

Coffee Break Tom Tech Time! I read braid can slice a groove into the eyelets on some St. Croix Rods. Do Elliot Rods have this issue?

Literally catch everything on one rod. Walleye,bass,pike and musky, crappie,sunfish etc.... just one rod medium action

Lol he said “tip play”

I'm, guilty of having plenty of rods, over welhelming amount , jigs, plastics, and hard baits, mostly st Croix, and Shimano, gloomis, as You say, 3# are enough, assortment of jigs ,and hand full of plastic, is what, I'm all about, could have saved thousands. / Any one interested, Text, I probably have, it?

You talk so fast that’s ok except I have no idea name of reel you use. My hearing isn’t the best but after : tries couldn’t get name you said if so fast

You worm get some rest

These prices are way too high for most people