Good rod decent reel. I had a lot of problems with bird nesting in the reel. The rod is strong, light, and sensitive. I would buy the rod and look at Pflueger reels. They are quality made at a reasonable price. Shakespeare One-Piece Ultra Light Action Ugly Combo
Best fishing rod i have used including the normal sized ugly stik. Lets even the smallest fish put up a great fight but will not break IF USED CORRECTLY. The reel is okay, just wish it had more ball bearings. Probably going to upgrade the reel to a Quantam micro.
Alright my low-down on this product is simple the reel sucks but the rod is great. I bought this combo to just have a cheap way to get back into fishing, but it was nothing was cheap after I found that the reel hesitated as the reel cylinder reached the bottom of the cycle like if the line was caught inside the reel, but that was not the case. I concluded by researching the problem that it could be that the reel only had one ball-bearing. My solution was to spend more then the whole combo by buying an Abu Garcia 102 10lbs reel that costs $35-$40. This reel works great. To escape the misery that I experienced just get the rod and a higher quality reel from Abu Garcia, Quantum XT Micro Spinning Reel, or a Shimano AXUL-S Ultra Light Special Graphite Fishing Reel. Then you will be set for a successful combo. As for line get a line that max's out the reel because this shakespeare rod is great just as other posted by other do not bend it into a "u" or "v" as some say remember its price tag and be realistic.
i had this for about two months. it worked very very very well. then i decided to try and bend the rod in half like the guy in the picture on the label does.it is now in more pieces than it should be. so, in summary, neat little rod, don't use for pole vaultinng.'
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