Ugly Stik Elite Casting Fishing Rod

Great rod did it's job superbly, I fought and landed all fish with no worries. Landed the biggest hybrid with 20# power pro on a Kastking BFS reel and the 7' ultralight ugly stick power pro braided line ripping through the eyes of the rod with no signs of wear and tare to the eyes what so ever. Not the first ugly stick I've put to the test, had the rod doubled over living up to its name as always.

This is an excellent rod for BFS (Bait Finesse System or ultralight baitcaster). I paired it with the KastKing Zephyr BFS baitcaster reel and the combo is great for ultralight baitcast fishing. I'm casting 1/8 and 1/16 lures pretty far with this combo, and most importantly I'm catching fish -- actually a lot of fish. Personally, I feel that a baitcaster is the better engineered reel over a spinning reel, allowing for stronger and better fighting the fish, as well as quicker recasting so your bait is spending more time in the water, which simply catches more fish. Honestly, I feel the rod is a little overpriced. I was able to purchase the 7'0" Shakespeare Ugly Stik Elite Ultralight spinning rod for quite a bit less than this identical spec'ed casting version, so that's why I ony gave it 4/5 stars in the Value for Money category. It still gets and overall 5/5 stars from me though. The first day I fished with it I accidentally snagged the tail of an 8-lb grass carp, and the rod, reel, and 8lb flouro line fought the fish well and never felt like it was in danger of snapping. Although it's a 2-piece rod, it connects and stays together well. The cork handle and grip is very nice, and the rod seat seems sturdy. Very pleased with this rod.

Works great

portrayed as full ugly stick rod - only received bottom half. Tip missing and paid close to full price-- horrible !!!!

I put a Shimano Calcutta Conquest BFS 2023 reel on the rod with Varivas PE 4, 4 strand line and 1/32oz lure on the rod. I was able to cast the lure consistently 40’. If I would have loosened up the spool a touch, I could have achieved 50’. I love that it is 2pc for safe travel. The trigger grip was comfortable for me. It has a hook holder which I like. The eye have inserts. The low price of the rod would explain the eyes. The rod seems to have a parabolic bend through middle of the rod with a fast tip. But I haven’t caught a large fish on it yet. Long enough handle for side casting was comfortable. Considering the low price, the quality, good. The appearance of the rod with it’s fancy label is no different than any other pole. My over all impression at the moment, well worth the money. This rod has earned a place in my arsenal of BFS rods.

Very Noodle like, I didn’t know what I was getting into when i bought it so I returned it however after probably a year now I could see myself using it for bfs fishing. I would buy it again just to give it another try now that i’ve tried bfs fishing

Landed 10 lb brown trout trolling off riggers in Lake Ontario! Amazing lite action…

What’s not to like about Ugly Stiks. Either you like them or you don’t if you’ve purchased them before. Having said that, I thought this 2 piece 7ft ultra-lite would be a perfect match with a Zebco Omega 30 reel for Crappie fishing. It is. What I really came away with this time from purchasing thru Amazon was that it was listed as a used/open box item and discounted in price as such. Ended up with a great rod that looks brand new at a very reasonable price. So far I’ve had very good luck purchasing selected used/open items, and will continue to do so where an opportunity presents itself.

Worth every penny! Fantastic fishing rod.

Looks good, sensitive rod, thought abit weight maybe of the fibreglass. Thought the rings was a chrome stainless steel, but it show as black metal

Beautiful light action baitcasting rod that is super responsive which are a rare find in any fishing store in my area, for Brookies and other small trout this is the cats meow .

Having to return this. I saw Medium and thought it was the medium action version, the SKU says otherwise and it arrived as an Ultra Lite. It is not a rod I can use unfortunately. It's crazy flexible and would work really well with a BFS reel and small baits, it feels great as well, I just don't have anything to uses this with. Maybe they can change the description area to say Ultra Lite instead of Medium as not to confuse some (like myself who didn't check the SKU). Anyhow I've replaced this with another Ugly Stik as I love the brand.

Tip of rod is broken and missing, and can see damage to the fiberglass of the remainder of the tip before the second loop. Shipping box was fine, so this happened at the factory. Unfortunate for it to be shipped like this. It's out a real damper on our first fishing trip of 2026.