Tough and real light tip, easy to see bites amid the wave action. 9 and 10 food are great, not big and wieldy, nice 50/50 breakdown. 6oz handled nicely.

Best rod for the money. Hands down!

used them from the time i was a kid and still have a few that are as good today when i bought them 20 years ago

Love the feel of this rod. Nice smooth casting and reeling

I have three of these they're awesome and indestructible

Very tough rods that perform well. For the price they are the best around.

Purchased the Shakespeare BWS 1101 on-line. Smooth transaction, item came as described, reasonable amount of time for shipping, the cardboard tube was ripped and re-taped, not the sellers fault. I was concerned about any damage to the rod, but everything seems fine. Like the action of the rod, very sensitive rod tip, tied a 10 pound weight to the line and picked it up with no problem. The five Fuji guides are very good, so is the tip top guide, and the Fuji reel seat is nice. The EVA grips feel good, though, kind of surprised that they weren't as big as my tiger rod grips, still nice though. Good price for the rod, if you can get it on sale makes it even better, Shakespeare has lots of new rods on the market now.

This is my fourth Ugly Stik -- bought it to go for stripers and sturgeon in the California Delta. It seems to be a very nice rod (haven't fished with it yet). I've got it paired with a Shimano Baitrunner 8000. I will reserve the fifth star until a catch my first keeper sturgeon on it.

Received this item as a birthday present along with a okuma avenger reel… Very tough rod. Used for pier fishing (crab snaring) and it holds up pretty well. holds up well even with 2 dungy crabs on the receiving end! Great Value for the money. Between this and the daiwa beefstick, i think i have 2 rods that should last me a while!

I got this rod for my 12th birthday a few years ago and loved it, great feel, the medium heavy handled days were we caught over 50 big blue fish. Sadly, I got cut off on a wind knot and the second part of the rod went flying into the sea :(. It was a great rod and I plan on buying another one soon.

Been using these rods for years. You can't beat them for backbone mixed with sensitivity. They are practically indestructible. I use them for striper and hybrids in the lakes in my area. Also had to return one about four years ago and all I had to do was send it to Shakespere and they sent me a brand new one with no problems. By the way the rod was four years old at the time. I now own about twenty different ugly stik rods.

I have two of these that myself and wife use to surf fish with and they are great. My wife can handle these 9 foot rods pretty easily and enjoys being able to cast her own lure. These rods can cast amazingly far, my guess would be almost three quarters of a football field with 3oz surf weight and 1oz of cut bait or shrimp. These are tough rods made to last and come with an excellent warranty.

The rod arrived quickly and undamaged. The feel of the rod is very good. I feel that I got the best bang for the buck with this rod. I attached a Penn Battle 8000 on this stick and it feels great. I spent a little over $200.00 bucks for the set up and I couldn't be happier.

Just what I wanted and needed

exactly what i was looking for in a salt water spinning rod