Ugly Sticks they are as good as the ads!

[deb]

Gotta give these a wrap
Santa was very kind to all this Christmas and yesterday, in the storms, rain humidity and everything else, we went out and used them.
I cannot believe the difference in rods 8) Soft, touchy, improved casting out of sight and made turning around three grunters soooooo easy. For a off the shelf rod, I really think it is worth pestering Santa

[Reefmaster]

hey dreamdays
nice Xmas present and good to see you have allready been out and caught fish on it
I also have an ugly stick and dont mind using it as well. For what there worth there a good rod. The only thing that turns me off them and others is the weight of the rod. They tend to weigh alot more then other rods and if you are throwing lures all day or a week long trip they can tend to give you a dead arm. But still i think there a great rod and have caught me fish from bream to good cobia.
Cheers Greg

[aquarius]

yep i have 4 ugly stiks and they are as good as the adds say. :
Santa knows what fishing is all about Dreamdays.
Cheers Brent

[Big_Kev]

Santa fishes hard.( I am sure of it.)
Cheers Kev.

[nofrills]

your dead right kev

santa actually uses an ugly stick himself.as we all know he lives at the north pole and his tecknique calls for a serious rod.what he does is cut a round hole in the ice and sprinkle peas on top of the water.

when a big fish comes up for a pee he hits em fair up the icehole

[Cloud_9]

yep the ugly stick is a great bait rod.
tuff as nails. i have 6Kg bait caster great for estury stuff.
if you want a good cheap ugly stick go to BIG W look for the UGLY STICK EMERALD.
under $100
my 6Kg B/caster $79 same rod at captian blighs $189. bindings are deferent colour. don't get the ugly 2000 range there cheap and nasty.

[deb]

These are Ugly Stick Golds. The baitcaster is the 4-6kg with Bamax caster on it (too much time in Victoria!!) and the egg beater is a 4-8kg with a shimano 4000fh on it
Think the baitcaster might go to Bundy tomorrow, while I look at a couple of replacements for Dreamdays 8) 8)

[Cloud_9]

mine is a tramp it has many reels that want to hop on .ive had a mitchel copper head on , a shimano corsair 200, pflueger trion, and ABU 7000 for jack trolling.
rod is 4-8Kg 5'6" long its a little heavy for lure casting, you get tired quick.

[agnes_jack]

Sorry guys but
Ugly sticks have had their day.
They only feel good until you get a live fibre.

Regards Tony

[matthewhill]

here here agnes jack ive replaced nearly all of my rods with live fibres. bewdiful!

[CAPT._BLIGHS]

Quote: "i have 6Kg bait caster great for estury stuff.
if you want a good cheap ugly stick go to BIG W look for the UGLY STICK EMERALD.
under $100
my 6Kg B/caster $79 same rod at captian blighs $189. bindings are deferent colour. don't get the ugly 2000 range there cheap and nasty.

Mr Cloud9.
Hi, my name is Damien Colls,
the manager from Captain Blighs,
I was told about you message by one of my regular customers and this has led me to respond to your message.
The Ugly Stick "Emerarld" range is based/built on the Ugly Stick Gold series rods that are built in CHINA, these are below the 2000+ series,(which I stock), in features, (l/time warranty, Fuji guides, blank through handle design etc), against Ugly Stick GOLD (10yr Warranty, S/Spears howald process, not Ugly Sticks' original, non-blank through handle design) these rods also don't come with the LIFETIME warranty that all American or Australian built Ugly Sticks come with. If you wish to compare rods and prices I suggest that you may want to check out the features on your rod and the rod that you are quoting the prices of. You will see that the rod you looked at is a American or Australian Built rod. I use the analogy of buying a car, you can't compare a Holden Calias and a holden Barina because they are both produced by Holden, this appears that this is what you are trying to do?
The Emerald series is a chain store rod only and NO Pro-Tackle shop has access to them. We offer the Ugly Stick Gold, and my price on that rod is $109.99. I suggest that next time your interested in a rod you stop by my shop and talk to any one of my experienced staff and get the right product information before you bad mouth my store. Please feel free to contact me at anytime.

Regards
Damien Colls
Retail Manager
Capt. Blighs Tacklemart

[Nugget]

Welcome to the Ausfish board Damien - and thanks for pointing out the difference between chain store and pro tackle store rods in this instance.

Unfortunately, consumers are often not aware of the difference in what look like identical rods - and the chain store retailer is not likely to tell potential customers the facts.

We'd appreciate your input in the future on gear related issues.

Dave ><>

[aquarius]

Welcome to Ausfish Damo.....about time you got onto the best site around mate..lol.
Im sure you can offer some expert advice in the lastest in fishing tackle.
Your store has looked after me for the last ten years and i look forward to continue the friendship in 2004.
Happy New Year to you and staff.
Cheers Brent

[CHRIS_aka_GWH]

welcome Damo - best tackle shop in Logan & its smaller sister city Brisbane bar none !!!

... & well said.

chris

[aido]

hi damien,
while your here, i'm looking for a 6-10 kg rod for an
eggbeater reel (penn 8500).
had a look at sports amart, they had an 8ft wilson m10 for $109.
i would really like a live fibre though.
what prices am i looking at if capt bligh gets the sale?