Appropriate for ultra light fishing rod?
384259
May be a bit large for an ultralight rig. I did not have good luck with this reel. never got it to cast right. Continually back lashed. I cahnged the weight of line and made all the adjudtments I could. Took it apart and cleaned it, although it was new. Nothing worked. I would recommend a Diawa Laguna. I have four of them and they are great and would work perfect on an ultra light rig.
64485
You can but the guides are kinda cheap so i would watch that area. After years of complaining about the cheap guides Shakespeare finally listened and introduced the Gx2 rods. However the ugly cat as far as i know (might wanna check) didnt get the new guides and other improvements. Rinse the rod out with freshwater as soon as you done. This rod doesnt have a lot of backbone so unless you fishing for smaller game i would go with something else.
132118
yes, it is too light for bass. In fact, you can not use the reel for regular fishing. The reel is so badly engineered, you can't catch fish with it. After a cast is made and one starts to reel in the line, the reel binds up mechanically. It is the worst piece of garbage one could imagine. I really want to get my money returned. The case and rod are ok, maybe?
2195179
Should be no problem. These are heavy duty spinning rods. I can also cast sardines with no weight on 40lb test! Not real far, but far enough to be effective. I've caught mostly Pargo and Dorado with mine.
1610721
We have spinning rods on our round rack. Which work well. Deep sea fishing or large diameter rods may not may not be appropriate for this rack.
2268178
I have a two piece 9 ft Ugly Stick. But the most I would put on is 3 oz..I feel 5 oz of led may be a bit too much for the 10 ft rod
2061315
The 30 is what I would call a standard sized bass fishing reel so I'd say a 20 would be perfect for ultra light applications.
878316
yes. This rod is sturdy & should be able to bare the weight. You'll love the rod! Good luck. Hope I helped
1683203
Always do a balance test with your rod & reel but this should be equally dispersed from end to end. Will work fine but always keep in mind what you are fishing for???
1237793
The rod is nice the action is medium or medium light I used it on a trip to San Diego and caught some small fish in the bay But mostly I use it for bass. Also I use a Johnny Morris low profile bait caster on it
8858
I'm using 10lb Cajun Line Mono in a 6-14lb Shimano spinning rod. works good on large fish, but I'm not at a place to surf fish.
104307
i have never used that rod so i would not have any feedback for you. a sturdy lightweight rod with a sensitive tip should be fine.
1237792
Yea I don't see why you wouldn't be able to use a low profile baitcaster on it or for saltwater, if anything I would use it in the bays going for spotted bay bass or calicos, I wouldn't bring it on a half day boat tho. t's on the heavy side of medium compared to other medium power rods I have and had in the past. fast action to extra fast I would say. I hope this helps
1700930
I use the Cedros 40clf on mine. I have put a 50 on it too. The 40 manages good sized Redfish, Stripers up to 39" and small Mahi Mahi, Lesser Amberjacks, Bonito, Albacore and Yellow Tail. I use food braid and dampen that with flurocarbon leader. Drag is the issue and line test that will not over stress the rods test weight. I believe you will be happy with the combinations.
1819537
Nope, depending on what you're going after as to the pound test. The rod is light so you can't use a heavy line and target heavy (15lb. +) fish. I put 16 lb. test mono. and getting good results. Much heavier than that you're going to get a real reduction in casting distance and more rig shift with the current.
1880941
Go to Shakespeare's web site and browse their fishing rods, if it's saltwater or fresh water, a couple to check are bws1100 7'0" is saltwater and spl1100 7'0" which is freshwater, I have both and like them. There are others that may be what your looking for.
830875
I would classify the Shimano R1000 as a lightweight reel. Although it will fit on an Ultra Lite rod and you can put 4LB test on it- it's just slightly larger than an UltraLite reel. It is durable and transporting it in a backpack should not pose an issue.