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sstorch
7 years ago

you know, i learned a long time ago that “the only time a fisherman tells the truth is when he calls another fisherman a liar”.
eheheheheh!!!
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JimS
7 years ago

I have four Ugly stiks, a 4’8″ ultra lt I use for perch everywhere on up to a 6 foot that I use for salmon in Pulaski NY. They’re a great rod.

Dave
Dave
4 years ago

To qualify this post, I am not someone that fishes every now and then.  My wife and I are out on the boat at least every other weekend after either trout, redfish, flounder, tripletail, cobia, pompano or grouper.  We fish a lot.

The Ugly Stik’s are great, tough rods.  I’ve caught 30+ inch bull reds with 6’6″ mediums and have never had one fail.  I probably have half a dozen of them and there’s a pretty good chance one will be on the boat any time we go out as a spare/bait rod but… if you are serious about inshore salt water and try out a https://amzn.to/3gU1EPt St Croix 7′  Avid Saltwater medium action fast tip you will be spoiled for life.  Is it for everyone? Absolutely not, they are five times the price of the comparable Ugly Stik and unless you inshore fish regularly, you would probably not realize the difference but they are that much nicer (and the tips aren’t prone to breaking like many of the graphite’s used to be.)  The weight, balance, feel, sensitivity, casting distance and accuracy are just on an entirely different level.

It’s like the difference between an off the shelf Remington 11-87 and a fitted Browning 525.  I have and love both but always seem to have the Browning in my hands at the dove field.