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Old 08-08-2012, 06:08 PM   #1
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Default Ugly Sticks? fishing

i have recently got an ugly stick fishing rod and am wondering if anyone can shed some light as to what exactly an ugly stick is designed to do differently. Its shaft seems to be made with diff materials...there is only one eyelet on the end of the rod and so on. Any info would be appreciated...taa

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Old 08-08-2012, 06:10 PM   #2
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Ugly sticks have a graphite core with fiber glass covering it.
This means its less likely to brake if you drop it but still gives you very good sensitivity.
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Old 08-08-2012, 06:14 PM   #3
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yep also more flexible
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Old 08-08-2012, 06:18 PM   #4
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Default Re: Ugly Sticks? fishing

I collect old ugly sticks (made in australia by shakesphere). They are a normal fishing rod made out of fibreglass fitted with fuji components. They were black blanks with a clear solid tip section. They were expensive in their day ( 30 years ago they cost over $100) Never heard of one with only one eye. Most had between 5 eyes for a eggbeater reel and 8 eyes for an overhead reel.
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Old 08-08-2012, 07:02 PM   #5
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I collect old ugly sticks (made in australia by shakesphere). They are a normal fishing rod made out of fibreglass fitted with fuji components. They were black blanks with a clear solid tip section. They were expensive in their day ( 30 years ago they cost over $100) Never heard of one with only one eye. Most had between 5 eyes for a eggbeater reel and 8 eyes for an overhead reel.
ive looked up alittle bit about them and have seen pictures of them with 3 eyelets. This one has timber handles and its a 2 peice with the shaft a greyish streaky stoney colour.Looks nice. Almost 100% sure its legit 1 eyelet only two but maybe its been played with over the years...tho im not sure why.
Its got a vintage penn peer 109 reel on it.
So am i right in saying theyre basically an older design fishing rod...perhaps estuary mainly?
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Old 08-08-2012, 09:04 PM   #6
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the ugly stick adds in magazines 30 years ago had a bloke with a light spin rod bent in to a circle with the tip touching the butt. my brother had a medium baitcaster rod and tryed to do the same and you guessed it 'bang' two peice rod!!!! early graphite rods had a bit of a rep for being fradgile and the ugly stik had graphite wrapped over fiberglass with the clear tip and was very strong. i had a couple back in the day.
marlin 31 do you have any of the bait casters with the removable fuji butt where you could change from pistol grip to long pistol grip.
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Old 09-08-2012, 11:16 PM   #7
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dont have any with removable butt cedrec. I only collect rods (and reels ) that I will use. I am a light tackle sports fisherman so all my rods have the long hyperlon butt. Have a couple of 10 ft beach uglys with sand spikes also. Years ago there was tiger ugly sticks, but havnt seen one in years. The only problem with old ugly sticks is with years of sun the outer glass begins to splinter but a coat of resin fixes that. I have trips in my boat where we go sport fishing and the only rods we take are old ugly sticks and the matching reels of the day. Still nice rods to use.
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Old 13-08-2012, 09:32 PM   #8
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i have an ugly stik that is almost 20 years old

They are very sensitive, and even though it is a 7 ft one piece rod (and a pain to put in a small car on the odd occason) I will always take it over my other rods. I have never not caught something with it whenever I have taken it out
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Old 13-08-2012, 09:37 PM   #9
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When we done a trip to Cape York thats all the fisherman were using. They were catching Queen and Barra off the banks and in the boats.......
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Old 14-08-2012, 09:58 AM   #10
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Ugly Sticks had a reputation as being unbreakable. They are pretty much the hilux of fishing rods
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Old 14-08-2012, 11:17 AM   #11
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i have an ugly stik that is almost 20 years old

They are very sensitive, and even though it is a 7 ft one piece rod (and a pain to put in a small car on the odd occason) I will always take it over my other rods. I have never not caught something with it whenever I have taken it out
Sounds similar to mine (possibly not tho), mine is a Ugly Stik GPG 2012 6-10kg overhead boat rod, originally with a Shimano TR 200-G reel, bought new it in Broome in 93'.....

Even though i still have the original reel i now have a Shimano Trinidad TN 30 on the rod, and like you it's still my favorite rod......

As for the OP's rod, can't say i am familiar with it......
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