Customer Reviews

Shakespeare Two-Piece Medium Action Ugly Stik Spinning Rod

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I am lucky to live in hawaii where the fishing is awesome. I decided to start kayak fishing about a year and a half ago to get to the bigger fish. Well the fish are a lot bigger than I thought they would be so I upgraded from my trusty 8" Ugly Stik to this Ugly Stik Tiger. I am very glad I did. This weekend I put it to the test when I hooked into a 20.5 lb Ulua (giant trevally)! The action of the pole was perfect. I matched it to a Penn 850 ssm with 30lbs test and it is the perfect combo for inshore trolling. I highly recommend this for any angler who needs the sensitivity and strength to land the big ones. I will never fish with anything else.

I have several of these rods in various lengths and strengths. From the little 4'6" ultra lite that I keep in the truck to the 9' medium action for river fishing, they all perform incredibly. Plenty of backbone to set the hook and fight big fish and all with a sensitive tip for the most picky bites. For the price, you can get more rods instead of having one "do-it-all". Mine are paired up with Pfleugger president reels (sizes match the rods). My oldest one is 8-9 years and the newest one was this spring; 5 in all. I even give these as gifts to friends and my son has taught his friends to fish and they bought Ugly stix. You really can't go wrong. My truck rod even had a duffel bag of DeWalt screwguns sit on it for almost a week with no affects to it at all. When I first saw it bent over I thought it was a goner. My oldest and favorite rod.

What can I say about this rod that u don't allready know it's a ugly stick u can go wrong with them and they may go a little on the heave side but very durable !

BECAUSE I DID LIKE THE ROD I GOT IN THE MAIL I GIVE IT HIGH STAR RATINGS..BUT BEWARE...THE ROD IN THE PIC IS NOT WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE
IT IS INDEED AN UGLY STICK THE DIFFERENCE IS THE HANDLES ARE NOT AS DEPICTED........AND THE HANDLE IS WHAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION WITH THIS UGLY STICK.....SO BEWARE THE ROD ON THE PIC IS NOT WHAT YOU WILL GET.....ALL SPECS MATCH BUT THE HANDLE IS THE DIFFERENCE WHICH SORTA KINDA BOTHERED ME BUT I STILL LIKE WHAT I GOT.....

Longer lengths are usually harder to find and more expensive. I purchased a "Used" one but they shipped a brand new one with labels still attached. Perfect length and action for the the huge river I fish. Although it is a medium action rod, it is pretty stiff, not at all floppy. Good deal.

The rod was portable, and had good action. I expected it to last for years. After three months, I noticed a crack on the tip top ring, then the round bearing ring separated from the metal ring. Perhaps it was because something heavy landed on it, or I might have collided it with something, or it was a defective rod. I went to the local fishing tackle store and put a new tip top on, and it has been working like a charm.

What a great rod. An all-around great value. It's practically unbreakable, plus the 7 foot length allows me to cast farther with lighter baits. I had an 80 lb. sturgeon on my other rod and had no problems other than my reel fell apart before I could get it in the boat. I highly recommend these rods!

These 7' rods are perfect for trolling for walleyes on the waters of Green Bay. If you are an avid fisherman with no money to invest in 100.00+ rods, these are the perfect solution. Can also be used for Smallmouths and Northern Pike. I use 12lb spiderwire on these rods while trolling 50 ft behind a planer board at a speed of 1.1- 1.5 mph dragging a flourescent lime green crawler harness. Works well for me!!

I like the 6' version but I think their longer models are really too heavy for most freshwater fishing, especially if you are casting lures. The rods are great for fishing from a rod holder as the flexible action allows fish to swallow the bait before they feel enough resistance to cause them to drop the bait. It depends on what type of fishing you use them for whether the weight matters. Durability and the ability to handle that unexpected large fish that takes your bait is good. If you are hard on equipment, Ugly Stiks are hard to beat. They will stand up to abuse that will trash fragile graphite rods. Graphite rods are strong on a fish and are light weight but they are fragile when it comes to banging them on rocks or against boat edges. Ugly Stiks can take that kind of rough or clumsy handling better. Good rods.

Good fishing rod. The Ugly Spinning is my favorite rod for strength and flexibility. Plus it has a 5 year warranty. To all I recommend it as one of the best fishing rods.