could you please give advice if a shimano 3500B bait runner would be a good reel for this rod

You can easily spend $200. + hard earned dollars on a very nice St. Croix, Shimano or similar high end rod, or you can spend $79. on the equivalent Ugly Stik Elite series rod and be very happy, for on average a 1/3 of the cost.

I recently took this new rod to the Everglades National park where we caught Snook, Tarpon, Seatrout, Drum, etc, and it was an absolute joy to use. Lightweight, ergonomic grips, & stainless steel guides with no inserts to fall out.

This is a great line of rods for those who demand performance at an affordable price. If you happen to break one of these rods (I never have in 40 years) you can always purchase 3 more for less than one rod from the overpriced competition!

A bit heavier than expected, but good for the price!

awesome rod for surf fishing

great for heavy surf fishing

salmon slayer pole by Uglystik. Works amazing on salmon from the bank or boat.

use on the boats for customers and they love them. Never broke one out of the 14 we got on the boat.

Pair them with Penn spin fisher reels

I was super surprised on how sensitive this rod was for a heavy compared to my medium-heavy rods I was used to. Nice overall feel.

Great rod, just used it a few weeks ago at the NC coast fishing off a couple of piers and also the surf. The one piece stainless guides allow braid to pass through easily and I was confident an insert wouldn't pop out. Also, I was amazed with the sensitivity.....able to detect small nibbles from croakers for a rod that is labelled "heavy." If Shakespeare made longer sizes, I'd have each of them in my fleet of rods.