Trika Rods

[Apap98]

Hey guys this actually may be my first post but have scoured the forums for quite some time but anyway.

Recently saw Zander from tackletour post on Instagram about Trika rods and am intrigued. American made, built by a company whose known for high end stuff at least in the crossbow/archery game, any thoughts or info on them?

[Cal]

US made blank, carbon grips, Kigan ti/zirch guides, proprietary reel seat… ~$300 range

[doomtrprz71]

I'm so tempted....

[amso4]

I am going to give the 7'5" casting rod a shot. $340 delivered. Hope it works out. They offer a 1yr return with full refund, minus shipping I guess.

[doomtrprz71]

I bought a 7"3 medium today so I hope I'm not a beta tester in a failed product

[KP Duty]

Glad to see this for a couple of reasons. I will say it's a tough market....and that new edge Epitome is coming out at the same price.

[doomtrprz71]

Glad to see this for a couple of reasons. I will say it's a tough market....and that new edge Epitome is coming out at the same price.

Only the first 200, then they go up to 495. No way I'd pay more than 295 for an edge built rod.

[SSS]

First time i hear of this company. Checked their site, and outside of the ugly Trika sticker, the specs look pretty good. These rods must be super new cuz there isn't a single video about them on youtube.

[Hogsticker2]

A little skeptical when a company makes claims such as being twice as sensitive as the competition, whoever they've deemed that to be. The listed rod weights aren't anywhere near 30% lighter than what I fish now. Gonna have to provide more information than just tell me it's all proprietary before I'll bite. Don't like the foregrip, and I'm not sure how that bubble on the rear of the casting seat would feel. I am however curious to hear some user feedback.

[KP Duty]

Glad to see this for a couple of reasons. I will say it's a tough market....and that new edge Epitome is coming out at the same price.

Only the first 200, then they go up to 495. No way I'd pay more than 295 for an edge built rod.

For real?! What the F. First 200?

[doomtrprz71]

Glad to see this for a couple of reasons. I will say it's a tough market....and that new edge Epitome is coming out at the same price.

Only the first 200, then they go up to 495. No way I'd pay more than 295 for an edge built rod.

For real?! What the F. First 200?

Supposedly the material is allocated for defense, I think the blanks will be 295 by themselves going forward.

[Cal]

There is already an extensive discussion on the Edge product here viewtopic.php?f=63&t=88335

No need to steer this one off topic

[doomtrprz71]

Well they definitely have my attention for sure now

[doomtrprz71]

Well it has been delivered so Im going to try and sneak off this afternoon to try it out if I can get off work early.

[doomtrprz71]

I'm impressed, there's definitely something different with the blank, it seems to be rolled different than say a NFC or point blank blank