Top 3 Worst Fishing Rod Brands! (WATCH BEFORE BUYING!)
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I'd like to know how successful he is fishing, in general. It seems like he is pushing for some sort of perfection in appearance, weight, size of the guides....what!? Some people like heavier rods, bigger guides, or different materials on the grip. I agree with some of you guys, ugly stick is a very nice rod model.
Large guides aren’t bad if you’re strictly power fishing, but overall, small guides are more ideal. The difference in catching or not catching can be simply in the accuracy of a cast. This holds true at any body of water, but at ponds, being able to control your cast makes all the difference. I need to be able to tread my lure into a small spot. Sometimes that’s under an overhang, through two reeds, around an obstruction, and so on. The small guides provide that extra piece of accuracy and control that I need to accomplish just that. Now, I get it; I seem extremely nit-picky about a simple pole, but it really does make all the difference. Thanks for watching.
I thought the same thing, as soon as I saw the gx2 I laughed
@@jackdans4998 yeah..he hasn't got a clue..
Ugly stik doesn't make a GREAT rod but they make a good product at a fair price. For some rods, you can't beat it. Honestly I switched over to ugly stick back when they came out with the original bendy boy.
Now ive been fishing commercially and running charters (bass, inshore and offshore) for over 6 years and seen a ton of people miss fish because ugly stiks arent very sensitive. And out of over 50 rods, I only have 2 ugly sticks left and they're the tiger lite series for saltwater with Penn 7500ss on them for dolphin when they come up behind the boat.
As far as duckett rods, they can be great...if you take care of them. They can break if they get chips in the coating (as any rod will) and are super sensitive. The microguide series sucks and guides pop all the time. The blank itself is great.
ugly stick rods have withstood the test of time. Been fishing them my whole life
If we’re being honest he doesn’t know what he is talking about
Yes sir lol
Eaxactly
If we’re being honest, you're exactly right...
Hahahahaha lol all his content is just him insulting brands or saying lews is pretty much the only company you should buy gear from...
And that’s how you don’t gain subs
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True, but although he did mention is just his personal opinion
The best rod is the one you have. Go fish!
Totally agree. Buy what you can afford and get out there and have fun.
This guy! Can’t believe i watched a couple seconds. Lol oh well .
Amen
So true
He’s the type of guy that thinks the most expensive rods are the best
He’s the type of try-hard fisher who has a 80k boat and the “best” shit in the world
😂😂😂
He’s the type to still wear salty crew merch and claim he was rocking it before it was famous 😂
I think ducketts are the best and “HORROR” story that’s not right
This dude be tripping 😂 like if you agree duckett are amazing
Thank for watching!🔥
Great for bass try catching a king salmon on one and you will find out how good ducketts are
@@chesterhalen9645 that’s not what they are for 🤦♂️
Ehhh they’re not the worst but i can’t stand them I’ve snapped 3 in less than 2 years, same spot broke on each of them. They’re good for the beginner bass fisherman but not guys like me who fish many many many days a year.
My whole arsenal is duckets
I've had 2 Berkley 8 footers for 10+ years and have caught hundreds of big cats.I wasn't aware rod snobs were a thing. 🤦♂️
He’s a bass fisherman, so he’s talking about worst rods for bass fishing
Yeah Berkeley's rods are not that great but are manageable. Their baits really come in handy. But yeah this guy really talks way to much trash.
Berkley is trash
The best light lure rod I owned was a Berkeley 2-4kg 7'6 carbon rod with Fuji alconite guides, this was back in 2016 and it was so so nice, it was before the amp series I just can't remember the name.
@@coltonmcfadden9898 calling him a fisherman is a stretch. Calling him a bass fisherman is even further.
Well I just stopped watching this guy all because of duckett. No experience
Ugly stick is one of the best rods out there and obviously you don’t know what you doing
I love my ugly sticks...Strongest rod out there
Ugly stick is a great rod if you’re on a very tight budget. If I have a good amount of money, I’m getting me a g loomis, a duckett, or something else higher end.
@@imfoog Ye your American
@@kanescowen3421 you’re right I am
Ugly stik aren't really rods for bass fishing they're more for heavy fishing
It's not disgusting cork. It's a rubber/cork composite. It's designed to improve grip. I have that composite on my whisker seeker rod and it's amazing.
New drinking game. Every time you hear "in my opinion"
MAK Catch'em instructions unclear: I started chugging bleach
Or annoying
@@highspeed_chickenfeed8342 lol
How to get alchohol poisioning 101.
😂😂
Iv got duckett rods over 5 years old and iv never broke a single one. Flipped 6pounders all day. Sounds like the ones using the rod to me.
Jr's outdoors I literally casted my duckett and it snapped in half.
High stickers
Jr's outdoors Thanks for watching!🔥
The Berkeley lightning rod is actually a really good budget rod for trolling for walleyes. It’s not my go to for me personally but I keep two in my garage for people who fish with me and I don’t want them using my expensive gear. And when you get older you’ll understand that duckett is an excellent mid range price rod.
You lost me with Shakespeare, reasonably priced, great customer support, longevity (company has been around forever), many different styles. There is no way you can convince me that you can't find a Shakespeare rod you like with all of the variety.
Same. If anything throw a shimano on an ugly stick and your in the game.
@@aaroncrisp8587 Shimano is one of my go to's, it's Iike the Honda of fishing equipment.
The only good Shakespeare rods are the uglystik tigers and the uglystick customs and the original uglystik inshore select, the new model is trash
If true, explain how Jacob Wheeler flips a hundred a day in the boat on camera without snapping?
TheManYouNeedToBe Which brand?
Jacob wheeler uses duckett fishing rods just as I do. I use the duckett triad series rods and boat flip hundreds of 3 to 5lb bass each year and have never had any issues with them. I've tried multiple brands including falcon, bass pro, abu garcia, and several others and none compare to the duckett. I live and die by duckett rods
Kayak Matt I’ve seen these rods break. I used to work at bass pro and academy and people were always returning broken duckett rods. Thanks for watching!🔥
I have a duckett rod and caught a five pounder on it with my friend catch a 3 pounder on the same rod in about five minutes and he stepped on and it still didn’t break and have fallen on it when I was sliding down a hill
And Jason lambert caught over 100 lbs on Kentucky lake and they didn’t break
Smh everyone has heard of every brand breaking and most times it’s operator error 🤷♂️ And Duckett is my choice on the water 💯
Clint Allard Thanks for watching!🔥
If you can’t cast accurately then you obviously don’t know what you are doing. Honestly that Berkeley is one of the lightest rods I’ve used and I love it the cork looks like that bc it’s mixed with rubber for better grip when wet use these rods before you crap on them you absolute shitty I excuse for a critique
i prefer favorite but i have 3 ducketts and i love them i use them just as much as my favorites and love them all
we flip and punch 1oz tungsten and 5/0 straight shanks with duckett micro magic pro rods and have boat flipped multiple 6 pounders without a single rod break
Duckett is also my go to rod brand, durable and sensitive, at a decent price.
Ugly stick gx2 spinning is probably one of my favorite because it’s literally indestructible, mine has been through hell. I use a 6’6 for trout and pike with a 2500 reel. Caught a nice 32 inch pike with it and it handled it great.
Mine takes a thrashing as well. I was fishing a remote pond and id say 9 of 10 casts i was getting smacked by pike. It was obviously not a known fishing spot but the rod held up to it all! At the end of the day, if it were to break, its a $40 rod! Ill just buy another!
ive only ever used spinning ugly stik's and I just got a medium 7' medium action spinning gx2 and it is the single strongest rod I have ever used.
I have the GX2 ultralight one of my favorite rods I’ve caught monsters on it to no issues yet and I’ve had it for six years now
Love it for salt. Cought 65 pound fish. Np
GX2 is a great rod. Other Shakespeare stuff might be trash but the Ugly Stik lineup is solid.
Lmao all rods break, gloom’s break, croix break, falcons break, .... you pay the price of durability for sensitivity
I broke my Duckett rods by shutting them in a door, not by fishing with them. When I sent them in, it was two different occasions, I had absolutely 0 issues with my warranty claims. The most recent one was even lost by USPS on the way in, and they sent me the replacement rod anyways. They didn't even ask me for the money to pay return shipping, since that was in the lost package. I will say that the rods need a more durable tip. I've noticed grooves quickly developing in the tip of my silverado rods(I have 2 I got on sale for 27$ each). But yeah, Missy at Duckett warranty is an angel. They have incredible service.
Your crazy lmao I own 6 or 7 duckett rods and have owned them for years now and never broke one yet and I've flipped some 4+ pounders into my kayak on them, thinking maybe your buddies dont know how to set a hook lmao
Justin Swan same here he doesn’t know what he’s talking about 😂😂
Duckett rods for the money are the best, used them for years never have broken a single one.
I'm getting a green ghost 7.0 MH
Thanks for the advice
@@easerone1651 anytime man! As long as you don't try to be like these UA-cam guys flipping 5 pounders you'll never have an issue
How could Duckett be on this list 😂😂😂 I’ve ran ducketts FOREVER and I’ve flipped 7 pounders with them without breaking a single one
NathanSmithOutdoors Like I said, it’s personal opinion.
For years I’ve heard so many bad things about Duckett rods until I finally tried one of my buddies and loved it. I’ve bought two in the past week.... I still love my Lew’s but now will start using both.
NathanSmithOutdoors completely agree
I broke a duckett in it's second cast. With a 3/8 spinnerbait...
Like he said he has no idea what he’s talking about. Maybe he should go back to talking about philosophy and leave the fishing/angling to actual anglers and fisherman.
Imagine reviewing rods while walking around a store,you’ve probably never even been fishing
True
Yup. I don’t think he’s actually used any of the rods he hated on. Just a spoiled kiddo that’s repeating what he’s heard on other UA-cam channels. Lol.
Couch fisherman
You can tell because all he mentions is the price at least 100 times. That’s the mark of a spoiled child who knows value thru what he pays for something not thru actual use.
When I want rods to not care about much I absolutely love Berkeley lighting rods. Price and quality actually ain't too bad. When I want a quality outing I use my lews with the green wingrips. The Shakespeares are excellent for kids. I had one when I was a kid and loved it. Durable, cheap and the fun part was bending the rod and saying to your friends "can your rod do that haha mines better"
Jason S Thanks for watching!🔥
I just broke a lightning rod after owning it for 2 months. That cork was peeling off, then I snagged it and it snapped. Won’t be buying Berkeley rods again. Ugly stick is great, don’t know much about duckett.
You are trying not to get Subscribers. How do we even know you own a rod you are always at academy not even buying the stuff.
How can i make sure I dont expose myself to this kind of nonsense
I have had some of my Ducketts for 5 years now. Never had one break ever and they are quality made.
David Schultz Thanks for watching!🔥
Ugly Stik all the way. Ultralight, and light actions. The old style Howald rods are still my favorites. Have built rods from G Loomis blanks and still prefer the Ugly Stik. Tough, and the solid fiberglass tip is forgiving and allows particularly trout and bream to take the bait, lure, and softly and the fight is on. Thanks for sharing.
I’ve broken two rods in 50 years. Both last week, both very expensive and both entirely my fault. I caught a huge Northern on a 16th ounce jig and a cheap ultralight rod that still hasn’t broken.
Idk man that ugly stick was one of the first rods I bought when I started fishing again, I caught 2 huge stripers that took me about 7 min to land because of the fight and it performed very well even with the reel it came with can’t go wrong with them especially for the price, mainly use it for trout but was the only one I had at the time of fishing for stripers
Same
Facts. I caught my pb catfish on an ugly stik. Held up extremely well
I love my Berkeley lightning rod. I've boat flipped 7 pound bass and catch bull reds all the time
Jacob dimarco makes me wanna go buy one there cherry stufff looks decent but quality idk
Jacob dimarco I’ve had a different experience. Thanks for watching!🔥
Mid-Ohio Fishin Thanks for watching!🔥
I own rods that cost me $150.00 and I still rate my Berkley Lightning rods over a few of them.
My gx2 uglystik held up on a 42 inch muskie, so a win win I think, especially for the amazing price.
Also works great for basically all freshwater species.
This had me weak talking about "big and small rod eyes make me cast less accurately" I have a zebco dock demon with a zebco 808 on it and 20lb mono when the rods only reccomend for like 6lb line and to me it casts no different than any of my 7ft rods things accurate as hell I use it as a compact striper rig just for fun 😂 also from my experience rods tend to last on how you treat them I've had rods from Walmart that were like $10 last me years cuz I take care of my stuff and know the limits of them I'm not gunna boat flip a 10lb fish on a medium action rod that's just dumb.🤷🏼♂️
I have two duckett fishing rods and they might be the best i have used i have had wayyyy more trouble out of lews rods
Assassin Bassin Thanks for watching!🔥
As a custom rod builder, sometimes big guides are a must. I fish in freezing temps and small/micro guides ice constantly. My running guides are a size 8 to the tip. On the Berkeley I’d rather have that rubberized cork than Eva wrapped with cork tape. I use a ton of rubberized rings, but not for the entire grip, just the ends because of durability
There’s no such thing as a super sensitive rod that is light weight and strong that won’t break. There is a trade off in rods with sensitivity and durability. You can have one and a little bit of the other, not both.
Thanks for watching!🔥
Berkley makes good beginner rods
pondhoppin TV I’ve had a poor experience with Berkeley. Thanks for watching!🔥🤙
BucketMouthBass the Berkley emotion I think it’s called honestly looks like a really good rod for only 80 dollars but yet again the Mach 1 is 130 and a better choice since you get a reel that’s 7 speed
Shakespeare is good for beginners as well
@@PhilosophyDaily You spelled Berkley wrong
@@Tyler-zw4kq yeah ive put my ugly stick through torture and its great but the reels only worth like 10-20 bucks the rods great if you add a diff reel
I’ve literally never broke a duckett like seriously slammed it in a door on accident and flipped a 8 pounder in the boat in the same day.😐 I rest my case
Gold Chains Thanks for watching!🔥
Yeah I’ve slammed mine in car doors and have flipped an 8 pounder and many more nice fish and have had some of mine about 2 years and not one broke
I'm always used Shimano but recently purchased a couple Lew's rods now I have a new favorite
Mike Big Show Showalter Lews makes great rods! Thanks for watching!🔥🤙
If ya have the money and want to impress, sure. Ya can also buy a Fenwick or St. Croix Legend Elite Series and really show off. Tom Daytona Beach, FL.
I’ve been using Shakespeare Ugly Stick rods for over 30 years. Yes they might not be the lightest or the most sensitive fishing rod but they are tough and reliable. There is a reason why Shakespeare fishing rods have been around for a long time, definitely the most underrated fishing rods in the market.
They’re also great fishing live bait too. Caught my pb catfish on an ugly stik
If you have to go into a store to show me a rod that sucks just means you have never used them so what do you know.
Just used my GX2 setup for the first time today. In my opinion, it's a great rod, and was dead accurate. What I'm surprised about is the fact that they were charging $40 for just the rod. Wal-Mart sells the rod and reel for $17 and some change. Line isn't included, but that wasn't a problem as I could throw on my preferred 20 lb test braided line. Pulled in a few large small mouth before moving onto bait and catching a few large channel cats. Seems to hold up pretty well under stress, and I was quite comfortable casting lures all day. To each their own though.
this is NOT true "Wal-Mart sells the rod and reel for $17" the rod and rell is more like 50 to 60. last I looked. The dock demon my be 17.
@@adventureswithfrodo2721 I caught that combo during a holiday sale. I think it was 4th of July weekend. They had a few unbelievable deals on fishing gear. I realized that it shot back up in price the next time I went in, which was some time later. But yeah, $40 seems to be the usual price.
I fish on Lake Erie and I love my ugly stick because I need a bigger stronger rod a lot
Jack Bailey Thanks for watching!🔥
You will love to have the Berkley rod and that Shakespeare rod as a backup when you're doing tournaments and your other ones break them are very good strong durable rods and they can handle a lot of abuse it's just something to think about a cheap Rod that is strong makes a good backup rod to have in your alliance
Mark Sells Thanks for watching!🔥
Lol ugly stick was made for one use to be strong but I have the original lite and it does better than some 300 $ rods on lighter gear
As a teenage bass fisher let’s get some things straight.
1. He’s freaking holding 40 dollar rods that are meant for beginner fisherman(except the ducketts)
2. Duckett rods are more prone to breaking but I’m willing to sacrifice that for more sensitivity, the lighter weight, and overall better casting distance. Plus you can send them back in the first year of warranty for 25 bucks and they’ll replace it.
3. Ugly sticks are amazing catfish rods and they might be heavier compared to most bass rods but they can stand up to some monster fish.
4. Back to the ducketts, the ducketts will also break if your using a heavier lure rating or if your overall just careless with the rod.
5. Your getting all this advice based on some random person’s opinion so I would suggest you try out some of these rods yourself and then decide if you like it or not
that why them call them darn things carrot sticks
I've got robs from 400 to 20 and the lightning rod is one of my favorites, Bionic Blades from bass pro are a go to for me also. One is 40 the other is 80, the medium action rods have great feel and the rubberized cork on the Berkeley maintains good grip when it's wet and cold. I feel like you haven't fished before in actual real world conditions, my expensive rods 150+ are boat babies, when I'm on my kayak or hiking through woods to a fishing spot I useI use less expensive rods. Ugly Sticks are bar none one of the most popular and successful rods used for bank fishing carp and catfish. Everything has its place, your opinions are un nuanced.
I've had good and bad experiences with Duckett, but the Wheeler Series rod has been amazing and glad i ran with it.
Ben10 Fishing Thanks for watching!🔥
Bro you really complained about a $40 berkely rod feeling bad? what did you expect? Also duckett is fire
Brennan Pongratz Thanks for watching!🔥
@@PhilosophyDaily Buddy.... everyone here disagrees with you. Stop liking your own comments and fish a little more. Thanks for looking at the comment! 🔥💥🔥🦙💨
The Berkeley lightning is one of my favorite rods in that price range, Shakespeare makes a great micro rod for panfish, and though I don’t like ugly sticks they are purpose driven, and duckett is a great premium brand…I’ve never broken a duckett rod or heard of anyone breaking a duckett rod, idk, I think this list is off.
Lightning rods are all I want to use for a buzz bait
Ok dude,I freaking love Shakespeare rods...they are not heavy and I cast amazingly with it learn to cast....plus I flip 12lb catfish up all day soo BE GONE NONFISHERMAN
Black Widow maker Thanks for watching!🔥
Well yeah when you pick up a damn muskie or a catfish rod the eyes are going to be huge. Lol
????????? I own 2 of these rods and am getting the 3rd.....they are all great
Thank for watching!🔥
I fish with garage sale/pawn shop set-ups or cheap WalMart combos and I haven't had one fish in 40+yrs complain about being caught with a sub-par rod. I've caught HUGE black drum/red with nothing more than a hand line. I refuse to spend $100's when I can make it work for way less.
Duckett huh? I've got 20+ of these bad boys. Lightest most sensitive rods out there. Will see I've busted a micro guides though My go to rods
Clay Brown Like I said, just my opinion. Thanks for watching.
Never have I ever broke a duckett. You clearly just don’t know how to fish. I boat flipped an 8 pounder with hardly even worrying about breaking it
Colton Price Thanks for watching!🔥
I’m surprised I’ve seen no mention of the fact that GX2s come in BOTH bait casting and spinning rod eye sizes. Of course the eyes on a spinning rod version will be huge!
He seems like the kind of guy who would put a casting reel on a spinning rod.
He seems like the try harder you see out on the lake moving as fast as he can switching out his rods like 50 times
I've had my little 5' UL Ugly Stik for close to 20 years now. It was the first rod my dad got me growing up and I still use it all the time when fishing for little dinky bass. Makes catching even a little 10" guy pretty fun. In fact, while doing this, I pulled in a surprise 36" pike out of the river the other day with it. The thing has stood up to so much abuse.
I have put my 5 Duckett’s through it and back and have never let me down. Hooked on to a 20lb cat and my Medium Heavy silverado handled it like a charm.
The Berkley lighting rod was my favorite rod growing up, they have always been solid for me. Good for beginners with the price range. Now I have like 6 duckett silverados', one of them I use for froggin and ive never had one break, and I absolutely crank my hooksets.
My Duckett micro pro, I have 2 and have been everything everyone else say they hate. Even my Duckett Green Ghost has proven to hold up great. Now, the Duckett Ice and the Pro, I hated and I consider them 2 different rods. I thought about buying a Duckett Jacob Wheeler Series Casting Rods but because of the other 2 rods sucked, I have my doubts. So, we agree and disagree.
Idk what ur favorite brand is for rods but im 100% sure you can find tons of ppl saying whatever brand you say their rods have broke its a part of fishing and even if someone may “fish the rod right” theres a lot that goes into a rod breaking when thats the case it could be that they are flipping to big of fish for the rod or someone doesnt store it right which if something falls on it or if it rattles around can crack blanks just because you think you know what happened doesnt mean its true
Does he not understand that not every rod is meant to be used as a lure rod, yes the ugly stick rod is heavy... because it’s a damn catfish rod. Try your ultralight setup on some river cats, good luck.
Ive had a different experience than you with duckett rods it appears, ive beaten mine up and duckett has an awesome warranty, but i have nearly changed my entire arsenal over to duckett. However i have heard other people have bad experiences with them.
Brandon Watkins Thanks for sharing your experience and for watching! Have a happy New year.🔥
@@PhilosophyDaily same to you! Keep up the great videos, you earned a new sub!
Brandon Watkins Awesome! Thanks for the support!🔥
The ugly stik is the longest lasting rod in my opinion and it is one of the most sinsitive rods I've owned and the strongest by far
Jacob dimarco I don’t like their products. Thanks for watching!🔥🤙
Jacob dimarco go out to bass pro shops pick up the Johnny Morris carbon lit rod and you will never use a ugly stick again they’re stronger and like literally weight just as much as a duckette rod it’s insane
@@adaofromdiscord No bass rod on the market is stronger than an ugly stik lmao you for real?
Ugly Stik For The Win!🤘
@@adaofromdiscord when you pull in 40lb cats on a ultra light then you can say there better
The reel seat on the Berkley Lightening Rod is the Alien Seaguide XCSS double nut. It does allow a lot of contact to the blank and it's more ridgid than a split reel seat. The cork is nothing more than a veneer. Mine started to come off soon after I bought it. There's EBA underneath the cork. I simply took it completely off and put the Winn grip wrap in its place, and it works like a charm. The guides are known as as conventional guides. You surely don't want to use micro guides in extreme cold weather when ice forms up on the guides. It is a lower budget priced rod. Though I have more expensive rods, I use this rod more often than the others. Also, the static deflection ( rod builder term) is good for a cheaper priced rod too. I personally would recommend it to a person first starting out fishing.
If we’re being honest my guy I bought a Berkeley lightning rod from Walmart and it was one of the best and cheapest rods I ever had. Super comfortable and the guides were micros.
Duckett is a fantastic brand as long as your throwing light gear. Mine never does me wrong I have boat flipped a 6 with mine and it holds its own. By far my favorite rod to fish finesse gear
Hunter Behringer Thanks for watching!🔥
Shakespeare makes some damn good rods, especially their light and ultralight stuff. The Shakespeare micro series stuff is great. Ugly Stiks are amazing boat rods, really tough especially when a big fish goes under the boat. Agree on the Berkley rods though, I've broken more than a few cherrywoods on good fish, and the handles are too short for my taste.
Yea I had one of them micro series rods, they’re decent for the price, had it for a year and while I was fishing, my brother stepped on it and it snapped right on the blank (there were sharp jagged rocks) and I was so bummed about losing it. Okuma makes great ultralights too
I just bought my first rod last year and it was a $80 ugly stick with a reel, probably gonna go on to be one of I’m my favorites to use. I’ve caught bass to rainbows on it and it’s always fun, but you don’t have any real reasons to hate on the brands cause of the look
Starts out his video with a trip to Whataburger... I'm hooked. Subscribed! I miss Whataburger 😪
CHRISTIAN MACKNOVITZ Thanks for watching!🔥
I got one berkeley rod called an e-motion I wanna say it costed like 79:99 and it's eva foam handles and it's great
SWLA outdoors I’ve had a bad experience with Berkeley products in the past. Thanks for watching!🔥🤙
@@PhilosophyDaily so have I have had 2 lightning rods that were rarely used snap that Berkley emotion rod is a great rod for its price range but I have some other rods in its price range such as bps bionic blade micro series and duckett ghosts that are way better. yhst
SWLA outdoors I like the bionic blade myself. I don’t think they sell the micro anymore though...
@@PhilosophyDailyI was at the bps in Pearland tx back in June and I bought the last micro they had on sale for $49.99 it's a 6'6 med heavy I believe and it's on a concept z reel
@@PhilosophyDaily dont take word from others try testing the rod 🤣
Ducketts local to me and I try to support local. I know the family so I may be a little bias but I love my Duckett rods. Never had a failure so far.
Stephen Hall Thanks for watching!🔥
I have a vintage Lighting Rod as in 1984. It’s nothing like the new ones. Back in the day this rod was $100+. This was for a 6’6” medium heavy casting rod. Berkley get bought out by China?
Every company must offer price point merchandise to stay in business. The big corporate sales are with giants like Walmart to fat juicy military deals. The proceeds go to development & production of their quality name brands. But it's also part of our financial awareness to learn this on our own. It's still the most expensive way of catching free dinner.
maybe don't stare at the screen instead of into the lens the whole time.... hard to take you serious when it looks like you aren't even making eye contact or look cross eyed....
This is a man educated by the Googan squad who just started fishing obviously 🤣🤣 duckett rods are easily one of the strongest and best held.
One time......I don't remember when........I broke a Duckett rod on the first bite out of my WhatAburger!
What is the fishing rod to buy? Looking for a durable rod.
Bass pro Carbonlite 2.0, any Abu Garcia or shimano.
I have both ugly stick and lightning rod and they hold up and are strong rods
Hunter Mayon Glad you had a better experience. Thanks for watching!🔥🤙
Hunter Mayon honestly they suck one breaks and the other is way to strong that it doesn’t break and is super stiff asf even in the medium power it’s like a swim bait rod the spinning rods are great though
Right-On ! Every now an then ya will (?) mabby get a bad rod. I like and use a Berkley Lightning and Cherrywood rods No problems in years ! Tom Daytona Beach, FL.
I miss Whataburger
Cinco C Where do you watch from?🔥
Eugene Oregon, but I have family in San Antonio
Cinco C Woah that’s far. Thanks for watching!🔥🤙
This man has no idea what he’s talking about, berkley may be bad on some parts but it works for anyone. And also, the ugly stik is straight up legendary, disappointing to say its bad.
I have that Berkley Lighting Rod 7’ MH paired with a Penn Fierce III 4000 reel.
I’ve used it on a few bay fishing trips & never had a problem with it. Biggest fish I’ve caught with it was a 24-3/4” Red
i love ducket
Crenshaw Outdoors Just my opinion. Thanks for watching!🤙
I absolutely loved my GX2, but I also found the spinning combo for $9.99 on clearance 🤣😂
I've had the same ugly combo for years and years. Who hates it!
Id think a fishing rod was heavy too if i had chicken arms like this guy
Dude you have to have an ugly stick in your arsenal, It’s tradition!!😂
I got 2 Berkeley’s rods and I’ve had them forever u think that they are good cuz they so big
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Berkeley makes some of the worst rods I have ever seen and held. theh should just stick to Making fishing line.
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They also make great baits for trout
@@Tyler-zw4kq gulp is lit.
@@Tyler-zw4kq I think it really depends on the fish. I mean, here in Florida, you can catch your limit of pomps or however many whiting you want on little strips of fishbites. But yeah, I definitely prefer to apply Procure to a z-man or something over buying Gulp lures for your reason, and the fact that it’s expensive as hell.
Berkley and Shakespeare make rods that are great for certain types of fishing. Like live bait fishing. As far As duckett rods yes they're trash considering their price. They'd be good rods for $40 or $50 but that's it. And about twenty years ago I had a Berkley lighting rod that I caught hundreds of hybrid stripers in the 10 to 20lb range and it held up fine. More than I can say for most other rods that have been put through fishing that hard. If you want the lightest most sensitive rod yes you have to pay up because those qualities aren't cheap. But for general fishing or techniques with moving baits there's many great $50 rods. Like the Abu Garcia vengeance rods. I have a 7'6" heavy that I use for huge swimbaits, a rigs and musky or stripers. I have it paired with an Abu Garcia toro beast. Can't skimp on reels. No such thing as a good $50 reel. But rods are different.
The only duckett rod I’ve ever snapped was the green ghost but a lot of people have snapped them.
I do rod and reel repair for a small bait shop. we could almost pay the rent on repairing Duckett Ghost rods. Their micro guides are brittle and only have about a one eight inch foot to wrap. I see more broken Duckett rods than anything else.
Lol can you imagine being in the next aisle and hearing some guy repeat "in my opinion" 300 time 🤣
His cheese done slid off of his biscuit talking about Shakespeare!!! Shakespeare has some of the nicest rods 😒
I used the Berkeley lighting rod on my spinning reel. It does good, I just ordered a green ghost , what about this one?
😂 I tend to drink a few beverages while I fish so my ugly sticks are the only rods I haven’t broken.
I'm from the Philippines. Using my South Bend Microlite UL /5ft fishing rod with my 1000 series Spinning Reel loaded with 6 lbs., x4 Braid line and 10 lbs. Mono leader line, I landed a 4.5 kgs. of Pangasius hooked in size #15 Carbon Steel Circle hook.
This dudes gonna recommend black max combos and the lightning rods bad? lmaoooo
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I hate my phone. If somebody handed him a Berkeley lightning rod and blindfolded him . He would probably think it was the greatest ride ever I love those things
I agree with Berkeley and Duckit but ugly stik is one of the most indestructible and reliable do it all rods you can buy. I have thousands of dollars of rods and whenever I go portage camping with nothing but a backpack I take my 2 piece ugly stick every single time. It may be a little bit stiff and not offer plenty of sensitivity but I can throw any lure on my ugly stick spinner and it'll do it, people have stepped directly on it and it still hasn't snapped. I've pulled an entire branch out of a tree with this thing for crying out loud lol
Ugly Stiks are almost unbreakable and they are much better priced then other top tier rods like st. Croix this guy don’t know what he’s talking about
I've got an old Ugly Stick casting rod with a pistol grip style handle that is heavy enough that if you fish with it regularly your wrists would be as big as softballs. We're talking old like late 1970's. I have snapped lighter rods when snagged, but this one won't, it would pull the boat.
I’ve had my 5’6” ugly stick since I was a kid. I’ve never had a problem with it. And I’m 23
If you Winn grip your Berkley Lightning rod grip it is amazing.I had a gator take my jig at Okeechobee and got it up on top of the water three times and had it on for 20 minutes before it spit the bait.Under rated for sure
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