Fishing Rods: Reviews

Updated February 2008
 

Best inexpensive fishing rod

Shakespeare Ugly Stik *Est. $40 with reel Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

Field & Stream: The article's headline is inaccurate because the Shakespeare Ugly Stik did not snap, the only one of the seven rods that didn't. ...

BassProShops.com: About 50 reviewers give the Shakespeare Ugly Stick very high average scores, and even some of the most critical say this is a ...

Cabelas.com: About 50 users give the Shakespeare Ugly Stik high average scores, most liking the rod's strength and price. Only a few disliked ...

MyFishing-Guide.com: This website gives no indication of its testing standards, but calls the Shakespeare Ugly Stik "one of the best." On another part ...

 

Best overall value

Okuma Guide Select *Est. $75 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

TackleTour.com: This review starts out by saying it's never influenced by reputation and doesn't expect much from a $100 pole, but winds up ...

CaliFishing.com: There's no comparative testing, but CaliFishing.com rates a lot of rods. Reviewer Rob Belloni says, "I don't think you're going ...

Troutlet.com: There are just a handful of user reviews of the Okuma Guide Select on this retailer website, each overwhelmingly positive and one ...

 

Luxury fishing rod

Shimano Cumara *Est. $210 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

TackleTour.com: This review includes lab testing and hands-on use in Mexico by editor-in-chief Alex "Zander" Mei. He says that kinds of fish he ...

TackleReviewer.com: This is really more of a blurb than a review, but TackleReviewer.com has a broad frame of reference. So it's credible when ...

AbqSportfishing.com: Reviewer Bryan Talmadge, who has competed in professional bass tournaments, calls the Shimano Cumara "probably the lightest and ...

Field & Stream: Field & Stream's annual roundup of best products includes winners in 14 fishing-equipment categories, with the Shimano Cumara ...

 

Fishing Rods Runners Up:

G. Loomis's Bronzeback *Est. $250

3 picks by top review sites.

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