28″ Medium Recoil Ice Fishing Rod
Price range: $50.00 through $80.00
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Photo: Caitlin DeBryin, Ross’s Sport Shop and Guide Service
Ice fishing rods with a handle angled to fit your wrist
Every other ice rod has a straight handle. Ours is angled to match the natural line of your wrist and forearm, so you feel less fatigue and get more power on the hookset.
Why the angled handle works
Hold a straight handle level and your wrist has to bend to do it. Neptune moves that bend into the handle, so your wrist stays straight and in line with your forearm.
Straight handle
Your wrist bends up to keep the rod level. Hold that all day and your wrist and forearm feel it.
Neptune angled handle
Your wrist stays straight, in line with your forearm. The handle does the bending for you.
Less fatigue
A neutral wrist means less strain on your wrist and forearm over a long day of jigging.
More power on the hookset
Your arm and the rod work in one line, so more of your motion goes into setting the hook.
Better control on the retrieve
A steadier grip makes it easier to keep the rod tip where you want it as the fish comes up.
Shop ice rods by action
Pick the action that matches the fish you are after. Every rod comes rod only or as a combo.
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Rod only, or ready to fish
Every Neptune rod comes three ways. Buy the rod alone and use your own reel, or get it as a combo with one of our two reels already mounted.
JP200 reel
Our standard reel. 3 ball bearings, folding handle.
JP500 reel
The upgrade. 5+1 ball bearings for a smoother retrieve.
Jon and Philip on the ice, years before Neptune.
A father and son, a frozen lake, and one better idea
Jon and Philip Mathwig started Neptune in February 2016 around one idea: an ice rod handle that works with your wrist instead of against it.
The angled handle is patented. Every rod is manufactured and assembled in Wisconsin. Neptune is veteran owned, and every rod is backed for life.
Out on the ice with Neptune
As seen on MidWest Outdoors TV
Watch the segment to see the angled handle on the ice.
I had broken my wrist and even lifting a regular rod was excruciating. Neptune kept me on the ice doing what I love.
Mike Steinke · Neptune Pro Staff
My specialty is walleye and crappie, well, any species is a bonus to me! Ice fishing is my game!
Matthew Stewart · Neptune Pro Staff
It means the world to me that my daughter is part of the Neptune team. She is the next generation.
Stephanie Stevens · Neptune Pro Staff
Customer reviews
Backed for life. If it breaks, we replace it.
How to choose an ice fishing rod
Three choices get you to the right rod. Start with the fish, then the length, then decide if you need a reel.
1. Match the action to the fish
Ultralight for bluegill and other panfish. Light for perch and crappie. Medium for walleye and bigger fish.
2. Pick a length
Shorter rods are easier to handle in a shack or shelter. Longer rods give you more reach and line control on open ice. We make them from 24″ to 44″.
3. Rod only or combo
Have a reel you like? Buy the rod only. Starting fresh? The JP200 combo is ready to fish, and the JP500 is the smoother upgrade.
Common questions
It lets your wrist stay straight while the rod stays level. That means less wrist and forearm fatigue, more power on the hookset, and better control on the retrieve.
If it breaks, we replace it. Contact us with your order details and a photo of the rod, then ship the broken rod back to us. You cover the return shipping.
Medium. It has the backbone for bigger fish. For perch and crappie choose Light, and for bluegill and other panfish choose Ultralight.
Yes. Buy the rod only and mount the reel you already use.
Every Neptune rod is manufactured and assembled in Wisconsin.