Customer Reviews

Shakespeare One-Piece Ultra Light Action Ugly Combo

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Good rod decent reel. I had a lot of problems with bird nesting in the reel. The rod is strong, light, and sensitive. I would buy the rod and look at Pflueger reels. They are quality made at a reasonable price.

Best fishing rod I have used including the normal sized ugly stik. Lets even the smallest fish put up a great fight but will not break IF USED CORRECTLY. I have had absolutely no problems with the reel at all, however I do suggest using some type of braid or the line may get tangled. If you want to upgrade the reel I would go with a Quantum XT Micro Spinning Reel. With that being said, I have caught many large fish with no problem.

Alright my low-down on this product is simple the reel sucks but the rod is great. I bought this combo to just have a cheap way to get back into fishing, but it was nothing was cheap after I found that the reel hesitated as the reel cylinder reached the bottom of the cycle like if the line was caught inside the reel, but that was not the case. I concluded by researching the problem that it could be that the reel only had one ball-bearing. My solution was to spend more then the whole combo by buying an Abu Garcia 102 10lbs reel that costs $35-$40. This reel works great. To escape the misery that I experienced just get the rod and a higher quality reel from Abu Garcia, Quantum XT Micro Spinning Reel, or a Shimano AXUL-S Ultra Light Special Graphite Fishing Reel. Then you will be set for a successful combo. As for line get a line that max's out the reel because this shakespeare rod is great just as other posted by other do not bend it into a "u" or "v" as some say remember its price tag and be realistic.

I recieved this item quickly and it wasd better than I expected, I used this reel for catching blue gills and it's perfect for that purpose. I look forward to buying other products from this seller.

since it is about the 5th ugly stick i own from ultra lite to surf cast i guess you would say am very very happy with them

i had this for about two months. it worked very very very well. then i decided to try and bend the rod in half like the guy in the picture on the label does.it is now in more pieces than it should be. so, in summary, neat little rod, don't use for pole vaultinng.