TEMPLE FORK Trout & Panfish Ultralight Rod [First Impressions] 

Well done, Ethan!! Great to meet you at ICAST. Congrats on the little one and thanks for the great review on the Trout-Panfish series. Hope you get some more time on the water with it soon!

I’m just waiting for you to start showing us jdm ultralight rods. Congrats again on the addition to the family!!!

Congratulations on the baby Ethan and I love the ultra light videos that rod is really nice definitely might have to put that one in my arsenal

Congrats on the new family member!! Glad you got a little break and got on a few. Nice action on that rod!

I found your channel a couple of weeks ago and have been happy with what I’ve seen. I actually bought this rod today because of this video. Thanks for the info and reviews. Next will have to be some of your jigs.

Great review/video! TFO makes outstanding conventional gear and the TFO Trout-Panfish is an essential!

I have been using those for about two years now and really enjoy them. I caught a 6.15 bass on a 1/32 jig with that rod.

Super stoked you got the TFO!! HANDS DOWN MY FAVORITE RODS! The 6' is my favorite jigging rod too! I hope you get more opportunities to enjoy it. Fish on

Great video Sir. So glad to see some else fishing with the 2lb line . Best feeling ever is when you hook a monster fish with that lite tackle.

"Fishing from the bank in the summer is not an easy thing to do" PREACH! Love the review man. I've heard good things about TFO!

Just ordered my TPS 601-2. Going to pair it with the Daiwa Legalis LT 1000 for chasing stream trout. Thanks for all the equipment review vids. You were a great resource for helping me pick out my little rig.

Congratulations Ethan! I’ve always loved temple fork fly rods. So the micro series from them should be great also. Look forward to when you can get out on the water.

Got this rod a year back. One of the best rods I've owned. Pulled a bass that went into weeds bending the rod past the point most rods would break after a few minutes. Got the bass and my lure back. Its great at casting light lure far and accurate as hell.

Thanks for the review because it steered me to the TFO's which I never would have considered before. I bought this in the ultralight and the light and they are the bomb! They are my go to rods for light lures. Throwing 4" senkos on the light, I've boated a 4 lb largemouth, 19" smallie and 13 lb carp. Keep up the good work.

Great video! I just purchased the 6'6'' UL fast and put my Stella 1000fj with 4LB. test. Wow, what a sweet setup.

Awesome. Glad you picked it up. I didn’t suggest it but I’m glad others did. I have the 6’6 version and it’s worth every penny. It’s my first nicer ultralight but glad it stacks up nicely with the ones you haves purchased. Caught my biggest bluegill on it the other day (9.5”) and it was a blast!

Congrats on the little one! I hope his mom is doing well too. TFO makes an awesome product, we own three of their fly rods. In my opinion, TFO and ECHO build the best value fly rods on the market. I have no experience with their conventional equipment, but I know it'll be excellent.

I have been using this rod for like 16 months already. It is great. Perch and trout are amazing on it, also some pikes are not that hard on it. And I put shimano sahara 2000s on it and its just great

Man I’m so glad I found you’re channel. I found it though Creek Fishing Adventures channel and combined y’all cover everything I like to do, creek fishing with an ultra light. Don’t get me wrong I like to rig up a yum dinger on my medium rod and target some big bass too but ultralight is what I enjoy most. I got into ultra light kind of by accident. I found a zebco micro spinning combo, there no telling how old the thing was. The pole ended up breaking pretty quick so I ended up pairing the reel with some 4# trilene smooth cast mono and one of these Shakespeare micros. I absolutely love this combo, my favorite creek rod for sure. I plan on replacing the reel with a Lews Light Speed reel eventually but this is doing me for now. The gills in the creeks where I live honestly aren’t much of a challenge with red worms they tear them up so I have gotten to where I am lure fishing for them. There isn’t a lot of options out there for ultralight tackle so I think you found a great niche with your company. I just got a panfish magnet set and have started using that. I will be purchasing some of your tackle soon. A starter kit with some of your lures, jigs and floats would be a great idea. Sorry for the novel but you definitely earned a new subscriber. Thanks!

Great video as always! Congratulations on the little one!!!

I have the 6’6 UL and the 7’ L and love them both.

There are rods that are just 'nice to fish with' like putting on a comfortable pair of pants. Looked good. Congratulations to you and your good lady and good health to the family

Awesome video. I like that rod and set up!!!

Love my TFO ultralight! Have it paired with a cadence 500 series. Already caught over 100+ fish on it, and it’s one of the best ultralights I’ve ever owned. Throw a 1/32 ounce mule jig with no problems.

A great on-the-water review of a great rod. I also own the 6' version but in a 1 piece and I love mine. Some nice catches, both from the shore and the kayak. Glad you got out after a 2 week hiatus and congrats again on your new baby boy. Now get back to diaper duty 🤣

Congratulations Ethan! Newest member of team dink!

Congrats on the little one. Future fishing buddy. Just bought an ultralight rig and placed an order for some mule jigs and donkey tails. Looking to get some juniors when they’re back in stock. Love the mule jig profile and small sizes you make available, hard to find good ones. Thanks for the videos and excited to try the products.

Been wanting one of these for a while. Ended up getting a St. Croix panfish last time I was in the market (which is also a great UL rod, BTW), but finally got one of these TFO ULs on sale this week. Can’t wait to try it!

i just got the 5’6 model for my 18th birthday, definitely my favorite ultralight rod by far

Congratulations, Dad. I've been fishing with my baby boy for over 30 years now, so you could have a buddy for life.

Congratulations my man !🤎 You have really helped me improve as a panfish angler, just ordered the mule jig super excited for it!

I’m just seeing you using the Daiwa revros 1000 just fine on this rod. Very Nice! Following on Instagram finally too.

Another great ul rod review. I wanna upgrade my team diawa 4’6” ul 1988/89 spinning rod. Snd my gloomis gl2 5’ is great too. But I think I need a 6’ to 6’10” ul/light rod. My gloomis has cork handle old school style. I use Shimano 500 series reels with the best drag systems I can find. The stratic c14 1000 is also wonderful and light enough to throw on any ul rod imo. And we used to use ice fishing rods when we were in elementary school. The local fishing shop bobs bait shop in Poway, CA was amazing and opened a new world of knowledge and learning. The start up set ups for us kids were ice fishing rods from 3’ bright orange Kencore lids with $15/20 Shimano or diawa urls. 3’-4’5” kencore ice fishing rods worked great for catching stock trout with inflated night crawlers or power bait with a small split shot. Or for bluegill. And for free lining mini tube plastics for bass n bluegill in crystal clear waters with crazy heavy pressure. The review reminded me of lake Hodges vibes. The diawa ul rod review was totally nerded out too. I loved it

One thing that I could recommend is higher seat in your kayak. It will definitely help you with awkward position when casring. Awesome channel mate 💪🏼🎣👍🏼

I was looking for a new ultralight to replace the one I lost earlier this year. Dumped the yak. It was at that point I realized pole leashes are a good idea 😆 Anyway, after watching this video I ordered the 6’6” model. Should have it before my float next weekend. Hoping to wear the smallmouth out. 👍 Thanks!

Congrats on the Baby Charles!! Also I got a light `rod for you to use 5'6 Berkley cherrywood light action rod. I have mine and I love it! Also try some 1.5 inch tubes if you can or some itty bit swimr lures on video.

The onlineoutdoorsdad casting an blasting in the Kanoe bringing great videos and product’s to the table like a onlineoutdoorsboss! I’m pretty busy most of the time but I try and catch your content when I can, good stuff as usual bro!

Had to order a couple packs of mule jigs, they work so good I had to go back and buy even more

ANOTHER ONE? Ethan you have more ultralight rods then the local Dunhams near me. Congrats on becoming a new father best wishes to you and your wife with baby Charlie.

Because if your videos I’ve bought an ultra light combo took my Kayak to the small creek in Houston Texas and I’m slamming 3 pound blue catfish, sweet channel catfish, spotted bass, large mouth bass and crappie. All on a float rig with a small piece of gulp night crawler on a little jig head.

Congrats on the little one Ethan. I got 5 or 6 on a donkey tail jr in about an hour the other day. I just put it right back in the clam shell to use another day. Why throw out a perfectly good lure.

Congratulations Ethan! Your now officially a father 🥳

So I just bought a 5.6ft Profishiency Micro Bumblebee and it feels like a light rod but it’s actually a medium light rod. I like it a lot. It’s rated for 4-6lb line. I can still feel the gills and crappie fight really well but it has more than enough backbone for bigger fish. Great all round rod and reel combo. I have only used it a couple of times so we will have to see how long it lasts.

Thank for all your ultralight rod and reel reviews, I feel your strong feeling for the TFO trout/panfish rod with the Diawa Revros LT 1000 reel has pointed me in the right direction for my first ultralight outfit. If you read this please give me some suggestions on line and bait. Thanks and I look forward to all your you tube videos.

The rod looks solid!

I got to purchase my TFO trout rod at Sportsmans with my employee discount! For almost half off, very worth it. Using it for the first time tomorrow!

I'm really liking these review videos. I can't wait for the comparison video. I'm looking at this TFO and the 13 Fishing Defy, which would recommend?

Yeeew, Ultralight Forever 🤘🙏🎣

You’ve inspired me to buy myself a GoPro and film some outdoors videos!

Waiting to see if UL fishing works at night. So rare to see good quality UL fishing specially at night. Safe fishing, tight lines and congrats on the baby :)

Just ordered the 6'ft 1-piece. Planning on pairing it with 4lb mono or 5lb braid with a Pflueger 20 size President or Trion.

Love the video man! Diaper duty, remember it well.

Thanks Ethan!!!

Love the video

You're a champion.

Just picked up the TFO 6"6 UL , paired with a Daiwa regal 1000 D

I really want to try some of your baits mr Ethan!

Impressed with my TFO

CONGRATS! I bet you can’t wait to have him fish with you Which one do you like more the st croix or this rod?

Awesomeness love the rod you got us hooked on the ultra lights what's good budget 20 dollar ultra light rods to purchase

I just purchased a 6'6" L defy silver, and i love it. Im gonna be picking up a UL next and was wondering if you think the tfo is $35 better than the defy silver? I was able to put my hands on the tfo, and it did feel really nice in the hand, i just dont know if I need to spend the extra money. What do you think?

Can you share what jig box you use? Looks perfect for the mule jigs. Nice and compact.

Kayak/canoe is exactly what I need.

6' model is amazing UL rod. 6'6" model is a good rod, but think it is a little stiff ( hot too bad though) 7' model is not an UL rod at all heavy rod that would be a great medium action rod 8lb - 10 lb test medium size reel

What size do you recommend for this rod? 1 or 2 piece? And also is this rod good for trout of all sizes, or the smaller stuff? Really love your videos.

Have you tried an abu garcia salty stage UL? I've just gotten one and I love it

great video quick question i am looking for an ultra-light casting rod do you happen to know of any

Do you think this could handle up to 1/4oz? I really like the versatility but still like throwing my 1/4oz Joes Flies

What did you use to seal the cork? Would be good to make a video on how to do a "sealant" on cork ...

Have you tried the Kuying Teton UL? It’s around the same price range. Would love to hear your thoughts

Which one you like better. TFO 6'6, dobyns maverick 6' or dobyns sierra 6'2, 6'7

I’ve had a revros lt 1000 reel for a while now but I don’t use it because the drag feels…well it feels like the drag discs are warped almost. It’s not a smooth drag. Almost sticky feeling. My regal 2000 feels super smooth. Have you had problems with smaller 1000 sized reels and their drags? Or maybe know what I could do to fix that

What are your thoughts on 1 pc vs 2 pc rods? Trying to decide which to buy for this specific rod.

With being able to get the st croix panfish for around $120 how does this stack up against it?

Ive used on of those for a few years, great rod but I wish the tip wasn't as soft you could actually cast a bit better.

tryout the cadence CR5 ultralight rod next, another budget rod

74 fish on the black donkey tail jr. Largemouth, Smallmouth, Rock bass, Bluegill, Pike. I’ve recently thought about bringing her outta retirement and try to get over 100 🤷🏻‍♂️

What type of sealer do you use on your cork?

Have you tried the tfo trout panfish 2? It’s a bit more money, $129 and wonder if it’s worth the money.

What lure were you using at the start of the video?

Shoot, sportsman's warehouse has a great deal on these rods right now but they are listed as extra fast instead of just fast... Still worth it in your opinion?

Tfo UL Vs dobyns Sierra trout rod. Which one did you like more?

For all the rods you have and keep buying you could of got a nice Loomis. 😉 Keep the TFO though. 😊

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Hey there just wanted to check and see which size this pole was

Wish the uk sold this rod grrrrr

Does it have a made in China sticker on it by any chance?

What do you use to seal your cork?

I don't like the back how the cork is in new poles at all don't feel good. I like the but of the rod I can grab and use it right and not keep my head in one spot. Do like the shorter the better pole's the one I like and softer the best for me for sure.

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Another UL rod? Don’t tell Mrs. Onlineoutdoorsman 🤫

$80 rod? Expensive for my taste lol. Looks really nice though. I’ll use my $15, 5ft little Lucy.

I was wondering why there hasn’t been as many videos. I forgot, you are now an adult lol.

These ultralights are a little bit on the pricier side.

I find it odd that you tend to fish so close to shore while you're out paddling. You may want to get yourself a FishFinder when you get the capital.

Unfortunately the guides on these rods are inserts and in less then 3 months of avid trout fishing both my 6’ and 7’ rod guides have deep line grooves from a basic 2lb monofilament. I sent pictures to the warranty department and the rods will be replaced with new ones but are back ordered for 1-2 months. Beware

Not bad rod but definitely not fast action. It's extra fast

Hi daddy

I can't stand that radio voice.

Two piece rods are an abomination 😮😮😮!!!