Ultra lite advice

[earl]

Finally got ahead a few bucks and think I'll get an ultras lite outfit . So far I'm looking at a 5' ugly stik and a Mitchell 300 . Any one try this combo or know of a reliable combo ?

 

[2jackrussell]

I have one of these that I keep in the truck, good ultra lite combo and has a storage case.
http://www.amazon.com/Daiwa-System-Minispin-Ultralight-Spinning/dp/B0000BY56T

 

[earl]

How is it holding up ?

 

[BurgerPT111]

My go to is a Cherrywood 5'Ultralite with an Abuse Garcia Cardinal 101.

 

[chiefsquirrel83]

I use a BPS Crappie Maxxx shooter for shooting docks on Lanier and for use on back country hike in trout streams to shoot rocks and limbs....if I am doing basic pan fishing and stocker streams I use a BPS Johnny Morris special.

 

[earl]

Not yet ,I have had the grandkids all weekend . I'm just getting tired of having my reel crap out every season .

 

[earl]

Chief , how's that rod hold up to all that bending and snapping ? I want to try some dock shooting this year . And how long a rod do you use for docks?

 

[Laufen]

I have a St. Croix avid in a 6'3" UL Fantastic little rod. The problem with Ugly Stiks is that they are everything you don't want in an ultra light. You need a soft (not mushy) tip with a gradually stiffening spine. Sure you can tie an Ugly Stik in a knot, but you can tie a rope ina knot too,a nd I wouldn't fish with one. Ugly stiks are fine for bank fishermen that are more worried about catching a buzz than a fish (nothing wrong with that), but are not for the person serious about hooking up with fish. Do yourself a favor and look at the Premier series St. Croix (at least), or the G2 series GLoomis. You'll be damned glad you did. They are like holding sex.

You can pick up the St. Croix for roughly $30-40 over the Ugly stick, and have a very nice rod.

 

[earl]

Thanks all

 

[stasher1]

I have a St. Croix avid in a 6'3" UL Fantastic little rod. The problem with Ugly Stiks is that they are everything you don't want in an ultra light. You need a soft (not mushy) tip with a gradually stiffening spine. Sure you can tie an Ugly Stik in a knot, but you can tie a rope ina knot too,a nd I wouldn't fish with one. Ugly stiks are fine for bank fishermen that are more worried about catching a buzz than a fish (nothing wrong with that), but are not for the person serious about hooking up with fish. Do yourself a favor and look at the Premier series St. Croix (at least), or the G2 series GLoomis. You'll be damned glad you did. They are like holding sex.

You can pick up the St. Croix for roughly $30-40 over the Ugly stick, and have a very nice rod.

If you don't want to shell out the cash for the Premier, look for a Triumph. It's the same blank as the Premier, but it's built in Mexico using slightly cheaper components. They usually run in the $70 range compared to the Premiers that tend to run $100+.