Rod Poll

[Steely-Head]

I thought it might be a nice compliment to the spinning reel poll to see what rods people use. I myself am an Ugly Stick user.

[The Whale]

Ugly Stik all the way. Overall for sensitivity, rod/reel balance, strength, and the huge selection of styles available along with being the most price competitive, the Ugly Stik cannot be beat !!!


Whale

[jpollman]

I use Bass Pro Shops "Bionic Blades" . I love them !
That's all I have to say.

[pykemike]

ha ah ha you said uglystick
thats cool
shut up beavis

[Inlander]

I use a custom built fenwick blank. Great rod for the sensitivity but I have had to get it replaced twice due to it breaking on me. For spincasting jigs I love my Berkly Lightning rod at 5'6" long.

[Lunker]

For 10 bucks I was very impressed with the Mithchell Copperheads ...at Dicks. Its almost as good as a Lightning Rod. But I use a BPS Im6 rod I paid 30 for and couldnt be happier. I made one 9.5 footer but its a noodle rod. Id make one with a St Croix if not Loomis blank at least next time.

[tony_1]

I really like the ugly stick so that is my vote. They are very durable. Althought I did just buy a new Cabela's Eagle Series Rod that I am itching to try jigging with.

[Young Steve]

I use a 6' 6" Pfluger rod ....Sensitive enough for a woman, but made for a man!!

[DaveW731]

Love my one-piece 6'6" BPS pole for, both for it's feel and it's versitility: Can do finesse presentations for bass, crankbaits and livebait.

[YPSIFLY]

I bought a Browning Gold Medallion 9ft. noodle rod last Summer. I've put that rod through hell on Chinook, Muskie, and Carp. For $40, it's a great bargain. I like it so much I bought a second one last night for $45 at Gander Mtn. in Taylor.

[captainqtip69]

Berkley Lightnin' Rods for jigging...great sensitivity and backbone, and the cost is very reasonable! I do have a favorite St. Croix jigging rod I've had for years, but they are a little too costly to provide to clients.

[Fishnnut]

I had three BPS poles in the $60 range.
bought them two years ago a only one made it through the season but one of the eyes was falling off and then it broke at the begining of the next season.

7' Gander Mountain pole @ $50 made it three years before I lost it over the side last summer while drifting with a bottom bouncer.
I wonder what got it ??
5 people in the boat with me and know one saw it go over.

I also had a $80 BPS rod break.
I'd say go with Gander poles over BPS rods.

for a cheaper rod you can't go wrong with a lighting rod or a ugly stick.
But I like the feel of the gander poles

Anyone tried a cabela's ROD yet.

[islaysteelies]

I have been using the Gander Mountain Guide series rods for the last couple of years...I am pretty tough on rods, and I break a bunch of them because I am not real careful with them...They run from $30-50, and are pretty good rods overall...

[Byron]

Fishnnut,

For what it's worth, BPS will replace those rods for free if you take them in. Just about all I own are BPS, and I've been very happy with them, although all but one are trigger rods, not spinning.

Best Regards,
Byron

[Fishbomb]

I like Team Diawa rods, I think I have 7. I like to get any better quality rod for the least amount of money possible. I have Fenwicks, Berkleys, Abu Garcias, St. Croix, Shakespheres, BPS and others but the thing that they all have in common is I paid less than the full price for all of them. Most rods that sell for $35 or more now days are good quality, same with reels.