Jigging Rods

[Kevin/CO]

I am thinking about getting a graphite jigging rod. I have a nice fiberglass and graphite composite rod but it still kills a little bit of the feel. Now I was looking at maybe the UglyStick Light or UltraLight because of their cost. I know its a fairly common feeling that you get what you pay for but I can't dish out the money that you need to buy a premium rod. Does anybody have any experience with these two UglyStick rods. Or can anybody suggest an alternative thats under $40?

[steve(IL)]

Bass Pro has Bionic Blades for $35, Extremes for $40. Half off the normal prices. Depending upon the action you are looking for, some of the Bionic Blades are pretty nice for that $$$$.

[REW]

Suprisingly enough, another very good jigging rod that doesn't get any attention is the microlite from bass pro. The 6' or 6'6" medium light makes a great jigging rod for $39.

Check it out.

Also, the tourney tral from Cabella's is a great rod.

Although these are imported rods, they work great and have caught lots of fish.

Take care

REW

[SdDoc]

I second rew's opinion. I have three of the tourney trails that i still use in my boat. I do prefer tne techna AV's that i use now, but the tourneys did the job until i could afford better!!

[GORD]

Buying from a catalogue can be tough. I've bought rods from both Bass Pro and Cabellas. Both have some very good cheaper rods. My choice of the two would be Cabellas. They seem to be designed more for walleye fishing. The Bass Pro rods I got always seemed to be heavier and stiffer than described in the catalogue. I've heard a few good things about Gander Mountain rods but have never used any. The only problem i ever had with Cabella's rods was i never bought enough of them.

[JRS]

If you get either the Extreme or Bionic Blade order the balancing weight set that is available to go with it. One of the problems with less expensive rods is that that can be tip heavy. Balancing the rig with the weights really makes these rods very nice to fish with.

[jigman]

Gander Mt's guide series rods are a good choice
for a limited budget.

[BILL]

I USE THE ULTRA LIGHT RHINO RODS FOR JIGGING. THEY ARE ABOUT $19.00 AT WALLMART. I USE THE QUATIUM ULTRA LIGHT REEL ALSO FROM WALLMART AND ABOUT THE SAME PRICE. BOTH ARE MADE BY ZEBCO. MY WIFE AND I HAVE USED THESE RODS AND REELS FOR YEARS AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS. WE ALSO USE FIRE LINE OR SPIDERWIRE ALL THE TIME ON THEM AND HAVE NEVER WORN ONE OUT. AND WE DO A LOT OF FISHING INCLUDING TOURNAMENTS. I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU TRY ONE.

[IaCraig]

I used original Ugly sticks for a while (around$28) , and it was OK. It was not the graphite but it was very durable will probably be the first spinning setup I hand down to my boys when the are old enough. However, when I went to a Cabelas ProGuide IM6 6'6" medium action spinning rod($44.00), the sensitivity improvement was alot. I have seen some cheaper graphite rods shatter when a load was put on them (shakespear intrepid for 1), but I have never had it happen to my ProGuide IM6. Either way I recommend a high quality line to go with it.

IaCraig