Ugly Stick

[BigBassin144]

Randy, most big brands won't have many two piece rods if any at all.

I think you're best bet for 2 piece selection would be a store's brand, like cabela's or BPS. Check out the Cabela's Fish Eagle II. It was the first trigger rod I owned and it's was great for that price range. It'll sure beat the heck out of an ugly stick, performance and sensitivity wise (you just can't tie it into a knot )

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...372&hasJS=true

model GC663-2 is 6'6" MH 2 piece (on sale for 30 bucks right now)
model GC702-2 is 7' MH 2 piece (79.99, still a good price for the rod, especially since it fits your requirements.)

Neither of these rods list the action, but a lot of sites don't unless it's something special like a crankbait rod, so I'd assume both of these are Fast action, which is perfect for plastics and jigs.

So like I said before, length is really a preference when it comes to most of the bottom bouncing baits like soft plastics. I prefer a longer 7' rod, but either will work for the applications you're using it for.

BB

[JB]

I picked up one of the cherrywood rods for a quick replacement of one of my rods that the eyelet broke, it snapped into between the 2nd and third eyelet, I looked at it and its like a hollow tube...isnt there supposed to be a blank in there? Lol....

[nofearengineer]

Originally Posted by JB

I picked up one of the cherrywood rods for a quick replacement of one of my rods that the eyelet broke, it snapped into between the 2nd and third eyelet, I looked at it and its like a hollow tube...isnt there supposed to be a blank in there? Lol....

I'm confuzzled, JB. They're all hollow tubes. Whatcha mean?

[BigBassin144]

Originally Posted by RandyHolt

At list Shimano has a 6'6 2 pc offering; I may be fine with the medium / fast.

I personally like Cabela's lower end rods better than BPS's.

Also, if you're fishing just plastics, the M should be fine, but if you're fishing jigs, you'll want a MH, especially if you're using a 6'6" opposed to a 7'.

Originally Posted by nofearengineer

I'm confuzzled, JB. They're all hollow tubes. Whatcha mean?

I'm a bit confused too... They are all hollow tubes.

BB

[RandyHolt]

I actually had used a Galyans Brand for many years that held up fine. BPS sales staff recommened the BPS Tourney Special and one other BPS brand -Graphite something. Maybe I need to explore those a bit more. Again, when I was there, they didnt have them in stock so I went ugly early to get my baitcaster wet asap.

To be honest, I am surprised the big brands dont offer up more 2pc offerings. There are a LOT of bass fisherman from all over. Most all my fish friends only use 2pc - same boat as me, they dont only fish from a boat and dont have a SUV. Outside of the eyelets being a hair off and possibly impeding my casting distance a tad, I see no way they have limited me catching even one fish. At list Shimano has a 6'6 2 pc offering; I may be fine with the medium / fast.

[dave]

I love how this three year old thread has taken off.

[RandyHolt]

@Dave I post alot on other boards and folks are quick to point out existing threads of similar content, so I brought him back from the archives. My questions pertained to the Ugly.

@BB144 I do work the jig more than any of my friends. That said, I only use it about 10% of the time. I used to go 90% soft plastics but have forcing myself to use cranks and swim and jigs and everything that might wake the dead in the dog days of summer here in DC. I will check out the Cabela's offerings. I have used a lot of 66Meds in the past with my jig and do catch fish with them. I work the ~1/2oz usually but vary it up.