Great rod for surf .. can’t beat it .. Get you one !!!

Rod handles great very good casbilly.

6 months I have use this rod and let me tell you, I have not a single complain, I can easily cast it over 100 yards, I have caught I a couple of sharks that were easily over 50lbs and the rod seemed like it could take so much more, at 150$ don't hesitate its a beast of a rod!

This 10'6" rod is awesome for surf casting plugs for stripers . It loads nice and casts way over 100 yards. Strong backbone brings in large stripers with ease. Very light so my arm and shoulder doesn't cramp up. I also got the 12' for chunk bait fishing and it casts way out with bait and sinker. Very strong for fighting fish and landing them. I will probably buy more in the future.

Just used mine. And I love it

I purchase ( 2) shimano speed Master 10'6ft rods. One year ago. I also reels is a Shimano saragosa 10000 braid line. 80lbs beyond braid. Other shimano saragosa 50000 load with 60 Lbs beyond braid line. Both rods are great with the set up. I caught big GT with this shimano speed master rods and with this reels.

BLOWN AWAY BY HOW LIGHT THIS POLE IS FOR ITS SIZE. PAIRED THIS UP WITH THE ULTEGRA 5500 AND IT WORKS WONDER. TOTALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING ANOTHER ONE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

Light and great rod

Great rod fast shipping very nicely wrapped. Looks nice worth the money. I would recommend this rod to people. I will pair this up with my avet reel and see how it work out. Tackledirect is the best place to shop for fishing equipments.

Paired it with my Saragosa 10K and Stella 14K for surf fishing in Cabo along the Pacific. The rod is great, however I think this model was too heavy for casting into the open surf for Sierra using jigs. Worked really well with poopers. Going to use this rod from now on when I'm casting near rocks and need to muscle in big fish. Since the price is really reasonable, I picked up a lighter Medium model with more action which should solve my problem and improve my cast.

I have a Penn Prevail II of similar specs to compare this to and I can say that it is worth every bit more than the Penn cost and then some...although the cost is not that much more. I love my Prevail 12' but did not realize how much the casting performance could be improved until I used this. I would give the Penn a slight edge in toughness but that's typical for Penn. The Shimano is skinnier in profile and feels better with my reels in my hands specifically for anything more than soaking bait (Shimano Tranx 400, Penn Fathom II Casting Special). Also it is just noticeably lighter and therefore more pleasant for a long day of fishing. The construction and finish are holding up well so far and I wish they would make better sleeves to protect 2 piece surf rods in storage and travel. Tackle Direct make it happen please!

I'm really pleased to to have this heavier rod now. Had spare reel and got this rod specifically for bigger baits and it works great at a fair price.

Great rod that feels like it has the power of a one-piece rod despite being a two-piece. The rod doesn't load extremely easily, but you get used to it quickly. Depending on the retrieve, rod works well with the walking baits (surface and sub), pencil poppers, spoons, poppers, and stickbaits that I've tried on it. Rod doesn't have as much sensitivity as I'd want for dragging the bottom with bucktails but can do that job too. Overall a fantastic rod at this price point.

Just ordered this rod mostly due too its extremly well pre reviews and have been told by my 3 favorite bait stores and old salts said this is best rod for the money hands down and hopefully will handle Stripers on the North Shore of Mass....
Went with 10.6 and plan to use a Battle 2 6000 with 30-50lb Power Pro.

Love thus rod for the beach casting! I've teamed it up with several different reels and it works great with everything from a 5500 to a 7000 pro rocket.
It's the medium heavy and it handles any fish I've had on so far. I'm looking forward to getting another.
It's a very comfortable rod to fish with in the surf.