Nicky Greece Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 if youre satisfied fishing cheaper rigs, more power to you. i wish i was attracted to big girls, but im not, so i cant clean up the bar at last call like some of my friends that will settle for that. to each his own! They appreciate it more... Im just sayin'... 8-) Quote
Super User grimlin Posted April 8, 2010 Super User Posted April 8, 2010 if youre satisfied fishing cheaper rigs, more power to you. i wish i was attracted to big girls, but im not, so i cant clean up the bar at last call like some of my friends that will settle for that.to each his own! I love this quote..... Quote
ChrisAW Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 You tend to cry a lot less when it is a broken $30 rod vs. a $150 rod. Seems easier just to be a little more careful with your gear, irrespective of price. Things like that are called accidents for a reason. Unless you bubble wrap your rods when you want to move and take a couple seconds to check your footing every step you take, you will probably never avoid it happening at least once. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted April 8, 2010 Super User Posted April 8, 2010 Prowl the ditches around here for chromers with a 13' centrepin rig, and it becomes second nature. Quote
Blue Streak Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 I am just wondering. Has anyone here ever broke an ugly stick? Quote
Nicky Greece Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 I am just wondering. Has anyone here ever broke an ugly stick? 27 years and not a one... Quote
I Love BassResource Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 I am just wondering. Has anyone here ever broke an ugly stick? You ever really picked one up? They weigh 22lbs and typically feel like they have steel beams in the core of the blank. I've seen a few bolted to truck bumpers as whip antennas... Quote
Blue Streak Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 Sure have picked them up, fished for several years with a couple of them. I don't think mine was quite that heavy. No one that I know has ever broke one. My point is they are tough, a lot tougher than graphite for sure. Sensitive? Not exactly. Quote
Primus Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 I'm not trying to be a tackle snob, but I like my chances if I'm fishing a drop shot in 30' of water with florocarbon line and a sensitive graphite rod as opposed to the guy fishing mono with an ugly stick. No doubt he'll catch some fish, but I think in this example and other situations I'm going to land more fish with quality equipment assuming we fish similiar water at a similiar skill level. That said there is point a point of diminishing returns where there is price point that if exceeded will usually result in minimal gains in performance, an example would be you can find a good sensiive graphite rod in the 100$ range that will likely depending on the brand be a great improvement over some 25$ rod with cheap guides. However, you will find rods in the $ 200 range that would only be a slight upgrade to the 100$ rods in terms of performance. Some of us are willing to pay that extra for that little edge. We have to keep in mind everyone has different criteria of what constitutes successful fishing, the number one thing of course is did you and your companions have a good time. The key thing is participation and I'm glad that there is entry level equipment that will be more than adequate for most to have an enjoyable fishing expierience and let's face it these folks can land some very impressive fish with this type of equipment. An anglers skill & luck will supersede his equipment, that said a skillful angler with good equipment will have an advantage over a similiar skilled angler over a season of fishing if he fished with medioce equipment. We all have various economic resources and no one should be looked down upon as angler if he chooses or can only afford entry level equipment and we should never make the assumption that he/she is not a good fisherman. However don't criticize the guy who chooses to invest in high performance equipment or is continually refining his tackle because he's looking for any edge that he can get or because he find's fishing with this type of tackle more enjoyable. I consider myself in between both extremes.I don't buy 150$ swimbaits or purchase 600$ reels, but I'm fortuneate enough to stock up with some quality tackle that translates into a lot of fun fishing which I'm sure is a passion we all share. Quote
Blue Streak Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Well said Primus I agree. Sooner or later a fisherman will move on to more expensive equipment just beacuse he can. Quote
bwell Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 I am just wondering. Has anyone here ever broke an ugly stick? You ever really picked one up? They weigh 22lbs and typically feel like they have steel beams in the core of the blank. I've seen a few bolted to truck bumpers as whip antennas... Hm... That's what all that my older rods use to be, and haven't broken one yet. I still use one as my crankbait and spinner rod, and I think it is a decent rod, its the pro light. If you get tired of fishing because you think an uglystik is heavy then you shouldn't be out on the water instead you should be in the gym... Quote
bigfruits Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Well said Primus I agree. Sooner or later a fisherman will move on to more expensive equipment just beacuse he can. thats how it was for me. my progression through the sickness: early highschool - "why would anyone spend $50 on a rod when they have $50 rod/reel combos for sale?" late highschool - "wow these $100 combos are really nice" college - had a bit of money so i stepped it up to $75-$90 rods (falcon, fenwick, shimano) and sahara and symetre reels. wow what a difference! then i found bassresource.com and got my first avid. shortly afterwards came glx. run away. leave me here and save yourself. Quote
I.rar Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 lol @ ugly sticks. thats all i used to buy when i was younger just because they were cheap and i could beat the hell out of em and not worry about it. that being said , the extra $25-30 i spent on my clarus got me a 100x better rod. my 5' ugly stick lite UL rod weighs more than my 6' M/F compre , 6'6 L/F clarus and probably just as much as my 6'6 MH/F eagle gt and is no where near as sensitive. Quote
Red Bear Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 i got a cheap shakespeare combo with a spincast on a 6'6 MH rod that i absolutely love. not the reel so much but the rod. ive caught some nice fish on it too. had it 3-4 years now. picked it up at walmart one weekend when i was out of town and the opportunity to fish came up. Quote
Carrington Posted April 10, 2010 Posted April 10, 2010 ugly sticks will not break, just last week i pulled a 7 foot shark with a 7 foot tiger lite ugly stick and not a problem, but then again i let the shark run alot. still i have yet to have one break and those are the only rods i will use for salt water fishing. Quote
Primus Posted April 10, 2010 Posted April 10, 2010 Well said Primus I agree. Sooner or later a fisherman will move on to more expensive equipment just beacuse he can. thats how it was for me. my progression through the sickness: early highschool - "why would anyone spend $50 on a rod when they have $50 rod/reel combos for sale?" late highschool - "wow these $100 combos are really nice" college - had a bit of money so i stepped it up to $75-$90 rods (falcon, fenwick, shimano) and sahara and symetre reels. wow what a difference! then i found bassresource.com and got my first avid. shortly afterwards came glx. run away. leave me here and save yourself. That's the way it was for me, soon as I started using Loomis rods, Curado reels & Pointer jerkbaits it changed my perspective on what I was willing to spend on certain types of fishing equipment. Quote
kikstand454 Posted April 12, 2010 Posted April 12, 2010 ugly sticks will not break, just last week i pulled a 7 foot shark with a 7 foot tiger lite ugly stick and not a problem, but then again i let the shark run alot. still i have yet to have one break and those are the only rods i will use for salt water fishing. x2. and i hate to sound like an ugly stick "advocate" or whatever... beacuse honestly for bass i prefer shimano rods.... but im kinda frustrated because i think most people identify "ugly stick" as those eva foam originals that they sell at walmart for 30 bucks. they have other models you know. there are lighter and more sensitive ugly sticks that are really great rods for the money. such as... http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_22372_100002000_100000000_100002000_100-2-0 and these new ones that have split grips (though in foam )... http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=58283&familyName=Shakespeare+Ugly+Stik+Inshore+Select+Rods just sayin......... Quote
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