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ishoot308 · 04-28-2015, 10:28 AM

I fished the past three days by myself and had a chance to try out a Shakespeare Ugly Stik GX2 rod and put it to a good test. This particular rod is a 7' x 2 piece rod with a medium / light power and an 8-20lb line rating. It really felt nice with lead core. The patented Ugly Stik soft tip has plenty of give and really helps from ripping the lips off the salmon when they are fighting yet still has plenty of feel and backbone for lead. While I wouldn't use this short of a rod on my downrigger, it certainly is a perfect planer board rod and a by yourself trolling rod and would certainly recommend it. Well worth the $39.00 MSRP!

Hope everyone had a good weekend fishing!

Dan

04-28-2015, 10:28 AM	#16
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,304 Thanks: 2,405 Thanked 5,308 Times in 2,069 Posts	GX2 Ugly Stik I fished the past three days by myself and had a chance to try out a Shakespeare Ugly Stik GX2 rod and put it to a good test. This particular rod is a 7' x 2 piece rod with a medium / light power and an 8-20lb line rating. It really felt nice with lead core. The patented Ugly Stik soft tip has plenty of give and really helps from ripping the lips off the salmon when they are fighting yet still has plenty of feel and backbone for lead. While I wouldn't use this short of a rod on my downrigger, it certainly is a perfect planer board rod and a by yourself trolling rod and would certainly recommend it. Well worth the $39.00 MSRP! Hope everyone had a good weekend fishing! Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!! Last edited by ishoot308; 04-28-2015 at 11:27 AM.