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“still use them regularly to this day.”
“since it’s a moderate fast action I just use that one pretty much to throw rattle traps now; but I did have to upgrade the reel. I’ve had it for 6 years now.”
“I started with the terrible but indestructible Ugly Stik GX2 and still have it as the rod I give to guests or kids even though the reel is long gone to the gods of rust and salt.”
“I also have a few ugly stik GX2's and they're pretty inexpensive, durable and very whippy. If you manage to break one it doesn't ruin your day”
“I use only Gx2’s for fishing. Affordable, easy to source, often on sale and get the job done every time.”
“I can take my ugly stik gx2 ul, close it in a car door, a car window, step on the tip and then put it in a ceiling fan blade at max speed and it wont break.”
“Ugly Stik GX2 rods are fiberglass composite rods. They are overbuilt for durability but that means they sacrifice on finesse. They have a very whippy moderate to slow action which makes it hard to load the rods with small lures.”
“they have always pulled the big fish for me in the Gulf of Mexico!”
“I’ve got a budget rod in the 6’ 6” medium light ugly stik gx2, would have liked to have gone lighter. I like true ultralight for trout.”
“Great rods, we like them!”
“It's a nice 2-piece rod for the money, they have a reputation for being virtually indestructible. However playing smaller fish isn't really as fun since the blank is pretty thick and stiff especially if you plan on using it for largemouth bass”
“bought the Ugly Stik Gx2 6'6" and a Okuma 2500 reel. Put 10 # mono on it. Works pretty good, however I decided to get an ultralight setup because panfish and bass are plentiful at a nearby pond and the GX2 seemed like over kill and the rod was somewhat tiring to use after awhile.”
“Been using Ugly Stik since I was 12 years old. I’m 55 now.”
“Ugly stik gx2 for 40$ beats any rod I’ve bought in the last 5 years. For trout at least.”
“A lot of people are going to recommend the ugly stik GX2, and it’s decent (I’ve had one for years) but much less sensitive than an all graphite rod which makes it harder for most things other than bobber fishing and topwater or lures that require a constant retrieve like spinners.”
“Ugly stik gx2 6 ft medium, it's not sensitive but a workhorse on a budget.”
“Reasonable price, good quality, and it is rare to break one”
“always buy an ugly stik.”
“the Ugly Stik GX2 has a solid tip, thing is slow AF”
“I have many different kinds of ulgy stik and they are amazing and well worth the money.”
“I feel like the gx2 is not much different than a Shakespeare micro series.”
“Bent it into a c. and it’s still perfectly fine! Ugly sticks are great”
“I had 2 ugly sticks. They will break!”
“it's a decent pole so far”