Thoughts and opinions on the Abu Garcia Veritas rods.

[Rainy]

I already own a Veritas, just want to know what others think about them.

[GreenPig]

I own 4 of the 2.0 and feel that they're fine rods. Great price point and they're light weight. BPS has a deal at times if you buy a Shimano Stradic you can get a Veritas at $50. They may do that with other reels also.

[ChrisD46]

The Veritas casting rods tend to run tend to run on the stiffer side : As an example the Veritas  MH tends to  feel and respond more like a H action rod with other rod makes .

[Fishaholic7lbs]

I had some veritas.. although they are very light and sensitive for the money I had several break on me.. had a 66m break boatflippin a small bass and had 2 7H break. One that still puzzles me cause I had caught 100’s of fish on and one day had a bite set the hook and snap.. but i still got the fish in

[S Hovanec]

Don't own any but they have made me lots of money with all of the guide replacements I've done on them over the years.

[jbsoonerfan]

I owned 2 and I really liked the way they fished. However, they both broke so I won't say they were great rods. One was possibly my fault for trying to horse a fish out of cover but the other just broke on a hookset.

[Russ E]

I had one break fighting a fish.

another had the ceramic ring fall out on the tip eyelet. I gave up on them.

they were good for a while, but did not last.

 

I have 2 cheaper vendetta rods that are still going strong after 3 years of hard use.

They are not as sensitive, I use them for spinnerbaits and chatterbaits.

[Deleted account]

Over all I like them for their actions and the way they fish, not over enthusiastic about their reel seats and lock nuts. I have a couple stashed away in folks garages where I might find myself for a few days sans a stick.

[Choporoz]

I have a 6'10 1/2" Veritas 2.0.....was MHF, now probably MHFaster

 

I lost the tip top ceramic ring, too.  But.....I will admit that I was using the rod tip to try to detach a jig from an overhanging tree branch.  The old tip didn't come off quite as easily as my lack of patience might have hoped, so I snipped off the tip and put a new one on. 

 

I still like the rod, though I don't use it as much any more.  It was a great rod for me for a couple/few years. 

[drew4779]

I had a gen 1 and it broke on a hookset.  In 2014, I was fishing Okeechobee with my dad and he grabbed one on a whim at a nearby bait shop (gen 2).  He used it for that trip then gave it to me after.  I fished it hard till August of 2018 when my brother shut the car door on it.  There's now a small crack on the butt.  Its since turned into a go to t-rig rod for high abuse situations (hiking and kayaking).  It also gets the call if I'm on the bass boat by myself and have room for a dozen rods on deck.

 

Overall, I like this rod.  Its light enough and sensitive enough, and I've not had any of the issues with the eyes and inserts others have had.

[PourMyOwn]

I'm probably with the others- like but not love. I got mine at Dicks on clearance for 50 with a Silver Max that was missing a part. I would like it less had I paid more.

[punch]

I feel like the Dobyns Fury has booted this rod out of the $100-ish price point discussion totally over the years. I've owned both Fury's and Vertias in the past and the Fury was a much more lively & fun to use stick. The vertias was STIFF and felt cheap in comparison. 

 

Plus you know.. all the breakage with the Abu stuff. 

[TJontario]

What are people's thoughts now in 2024?

The Veritas PLX series has been out for 3 or 4 years now (I believe it's the 4th generation??)
Lot of vendors are clearing them out and Abu Garcia says a new generation is coming out this fall...

Personally I've enjoyed my 3rd gen 7' H for years, and my 7'3 MH PLX LTD is great. I plan on buying a new model when they come out this fall.

I've read so many horror stories but have never had any problems with these rods. Maybe I've been lucky

[r83srock]

At $100 they are decent. The plx has the best blank out of all the veritas rods produced over the years, in my opinion. I have the 6’9” mh and it fishes true to rating.  Unfortunately the locking nut cracked on a hookset. Why every rod manufacturer can’t use a Fuji ecs reel seat (bulletproof) is beyond me. Falcon uses one in all their rods and to me it’s a huge selling point.