Sea Fishing Tackle: Shakespeare Ugly Stik® 6lb Class Boat Rod
Posted in Fly Fishing Gear on the September 8, 2010
During the 1990s, Shakespeare’s Ugly Stik® rod line reformed deep water boat fishing. After that, the 15lb class boat rod was prevalent in sea fishing tackle. As opposed to many of the rods incorporated then, the Shakespeare 15lb class had a lighter test curve, a faster tip and was slimmer, far more comfortable and easier to hold. Presently, Shakespeare offers a 6lb class boat rod which trusty 15lb class rod anglers are taking to well.
Sea Fishing Tackle - About the Shakespeare Ugly Stik® 6lb Class Boat Rod
With the signature of WSF’s (www.worldseafishing.com) renowned Mike Thrussel, who furthermore is a Shakespeare consultant, this rod is about the same length as the first and offers a similar fast-action tip. Developed for the current day angler, the Ugly Stik® 6lb class rod is 8′2″ in length, which is an ideal length for all sorts of boat fishing. It is a carbon rod with a glass tip which is stronger than previous models, in particular at the junction of the glass and carbon. The distinctive proprietary blend of carbon and glass provides a far more resilient rod that has a a better action.
Sea Fishing Tackle - A Few Relative Details
The Ugly Stik® 6lb class boat rod displays the traditional fast action of its forerunner and provides astonishingly sensitive bite detection. The sensitive tip is combined with remarkably tough lower and middle portions, a lot like the original. Just like the 15lb class, this kind of rod is excellent for medium to smaller fish. On the other hand, with the well-built midsection it can also handle appreciably larger fish, which makes it favourable with loyal light tackle fishing enthusiasts. The blank for this Ugly Stik®, as you’d anticipate, is a lot lighter than the earliest model, thus it’s fairly comfortable to hold for extensive periods. The fore-grip is flattened and the butt grip is slender, both of which render the rod easy to keep a hold on as well.
Sea Fishing Tackle - Ugly Stik® 6lb Class Boat Rod Features
The reel seat and rod guides come from Fuji and the spigot joint is equipped with a foam spacer. Amongst other attentive finer points are small touches such as included rod bands, cleaning cloth and also nylon (as opposed to cloth) carry bag. When suited up for small fish, this rod gives a whole lot of sport with 4 to 6 oz. leads as well as braided line. Even though presented as a light tackle rod, a lot of anglers have reported landing fish which weighed as high as 30 lbs., a true testimony to its power and resilience. Other qualities entail double-footed, chrome plated stainless steel guides which have aluminium oxide inserts. This particular rod in addition has a traditional reel seat with cushioned stainless steel hoods. EVA handles enable the rod to be even more comfortable to carry. The Shakespeare business brings in excess of 103 years of know-how to the Ugly Stik’s® style and make up. For a good all-around piece of sea fishing tackle, consider adding the Ugly Stik® 6lb class boat rod to your fishing equipment.
Your sea fishing tackle is a key element of both your achievement and gratification of this testing and rewarding sport. To find out how an Ugly Stik® rod could help you be a more effective angler, please visit http://www.keenstackleandguns.co.uk/. Or get in touch with Keen’s Tackle and Guns on 01656 722448.