Whats a good travel rod to pair this with that's at least 30 lbs and relatively cheap?
170178
I would not trust a rod for a reel this heavy that was more than 2 pieces. Ebay had a couple of rods for around $80 last time I looked. Stay with graphite instead of fiberglass.
170179
The perfect match for this reel is the one that I use. I just got back from Cabo San Lucas ... we hooked into a 500 plus black marlin.... fought it for 8.5 hours .. using this penn with 40 lb test P line ... and 60 lb floro leader ( double wrap ) ... the rod is one tuff rod called the " Whopper Stopper " its a small short rod good fro trolling or dropping to bottom... its not cheap but not super expensive and worth every penny of it its easy to carry and will handle a 500 lb marlin as I found out . The rod cost me $175. If you want to find a less expensive rod go at least with a Sabre. The perfect match for this reel is the one that I use. I just got back from Cabo San Lucas ... we hooked into a 500 plus black marlin.... fought it for 8.5 hours .. using this penn with 40 lb test P line ... and 60 lb floro leader ( double wrap ) ... the rod is one tuff rod called the " Whopper Stopper " its a small short rod good fro trolling or dropping to bottom... its not cheap but not super expensive and worth every penny of it its easy to carry and will handle a 500 lb marlin as I found out . The rod cost me $175. If you want to find a less expensive rod go at least with a... » Read More The perfect match for this reel is the one that I use. I just got back from Cabo San Lucas ... we hooked into a 500 plus black marlin.... fought it for 8.5 hours .. using this penn with 40 lb test P line ... and 60 lb floro leader ( double wrap ) ... the rod is one tuff rod called the " Whopper Stopper " its a small short rod good fro trolling or dropping to bottom... its not cheap but not super expensive and worth every penny of it its easy to carry and will handle a 500 lb marlin as I found out . The rod cost me $175. If you want to find a less expensive rod go at least with a Sabre. « Show Less
584828
Check out Home Depot. My husband and son bought a very nice telescoping spring-loaded rod there and it's very attractive.
43565
Ugly stick is a great rod. I have two. A 9 ft rod shall be perfect with your Okuma reel. Gary
902487
This rod can be used for fly or spinning so either or both reels will work. I would probably opt for spinning if the person is just getting started.
1283770
Excellent rod for a Penn 114, I have that same set-up and it works perfect!!!
1709281
I purchased a pflueger and a diawa open face reel for each of my fishing rods. Both were around $60 apiece. My advice is buy a compact reel that is of good quality.
416724
The eleven foot rod says, "Line rating 8-25 pounds." I would assume the 12-foot would be very similar. If you want to use line heavier than 25 or 30 pound test, you probably should be looking at a heavier rod.
950007
I fly to Baja Mexico twice a year, and my Bazuka Pro case holds 4-5 7' heavy conventional rods and also I include a 7 1/2' Shimano spinning rod with NO problems at all. Just wrap all the rods together and adjust case to fit the longest rod. It will give you years of service. Plenty of room for your spinning rods.
677809
MB, The rod is probably the heaviest 12' rod you will run into. Shakespear's specs on their site does not include the weight or measurement you are asking for. I will get my rod out of storage, measure and weigh it and answer later this weekend. As I said in a previous review, I would probably go for an 11' foot over the 12, in a do-over purchase. For the money you can't get a more durable rod though. I was pooped fishing with it for about 6 hours using 5 oz weights and bait in pretty heavy surf. I am 5'8", 170 lbs and in fair shape. I also own a G. Loomis 11' 1-5 oz, DeepBlue Fishing 11' 1-4 oz spinning and casting, and 10' 1-4 oz spining. These rods are effortless to fish all day but run from 200.00 to 500+ USD. The Ugly Stik was to have a bang around rod on hand to thrown in the truck and go. Look for another reply on Sunday morning. Update: I weighed this rod at 1 lb 11 oz, 24 " butt to top of reel seat. The other rods I mentioned weigh in at 1 1b +- an oz., 28-30"from butt to top of reel seats. You get what you pay for for sure. These rods are built with light graphite blanks as apposed to the composite Shakespear sticks. Good luck with your purchase.
175130
I use both the 9/0 (115) and a 12/0 on this rod. It is built very well. Solid rod for the price. The 9/0 is a bit dwarfed on this rod, you could definitely go with one size down, but for 130lb line, this rod is fine.
954089
I would NOT recommend this set up for that size fish! I had my hands full with fish under 5 pounds!See my review on this combo for information on the reel. The rod is great, but I would buy a stiffer one for 40 to 100 pounders. PS--where do you fish? I wanna go there! -Edog1955
1700930
I use the Cedros 40clf on mine. I have put a 50 on it too. The 40 manages good sized Redfish, Stripers up to 39" and small Mahi Mahi, Lesser Amberjacks, Bonito, Albacore and Yellow Tail. I use food braid and dampen that with flurocarbon leader. Drag is the issue and line test that will not over stress the rods test weight. I believe you will be happy with the combinations.
1524868
Not familiar with that rod...but I know the reels work great so far...but any good 30-50 would work good...I personally like the all roller rods...I bought the davis 30-50
1537191
It will work but its better with a rod type adapter so you don't lose it when travelling. good luck fishing
1492973
I have not used this rod very much since I bought it - it's been winter down here in New Zealand. However, I use it in combination with an Abu Garcia Revo Toro NaCl overhead reel, with braid, and am casting lures like the Shimano Waxwing 7/8 oz good distances. I haven't tried anything much heavier at this point.
1603945
haven't used it yet but my brother has several and recommended this rod and reel, he has had good luck with them
1843689
This rod is ultra light. It can use under 6lbs line, 1/4 oz lure. As I remember...