Never underestimate the Ugly Stik

[Saltydog235]

Check out these slow pitch rods I had delivered. They aren’t Ugly Sticks though. Supplier has evidently never heard of a rod tube and the fragile stickers may have been unnoticed on the box. Dang act of congress to get this vendor to agree to a refund. About to sick the Amazon police on them.

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[BOGSTER]

Salty - have you had much luck with slow pitch here?

I've bought a couple rods and jigs and sat on the front of the boat whipping away with little more than a trigger to show.

Granted, I haven't anchored on the ledge to do it, but I've worn my shoulder out in 100ft.

I'm starting to believe its just a Florida thing

[Saltydog235]

Salty - have you had much luck with slow pitch here?

I've bought a couple rods and jigs and sat on the front of the boat whipping away with little more than a trigger to show.

Granted, I haven't anchored on the ledge to do it, but I've worn my shoulder out in 100ft.

I'm starting to believe its just a Florida thing

We kill them with the slow pitch. At least 50% of our catch is on the jigs. 80g in 80-110’ depending on current, 100-150 to 200’ and 150-250g 200-400’. Grouper, snapper, triggers, BSB, cobia, everything. It’s a feel and touch game and the right tackle setup. I run an Accurate BV300N on an OTI 100g rod to an Accurate BV500N on a 400g Pinnacle rod and fish them light and slow. Want to tune them up, tip with a squid strip.

[b35w]

We kill them with the slow pitch. At least 50% of our catch is on the jigs. 80g in 80-110’ depending on current, 100-150 to 200’ and 150-250g 200-400’. Grouper, snapper, triggers, BSB, cobia, everything. It’s a feel and touch game and the right tackle setup. I run an Accurate BV300N on an OTI 100g rod to an Accurate BV500N on a 400g Pinnacle rod and fish them light and slow. Want to tune them up, tip with a squid strip.

I hooked 2 on a slow pitch the other day that I never turned around. I’m assuming AJ


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[Goin Coastal]

I must concur. My Tiger rods are the best non-trolling blue water rods in my collection. Been trying to find more but can only find the Medium Light or jigging versions.

[Black Bart]

Y'all jiggers need to learn how to throw a cast net.

Just kidding. Sort of.

[2thDoc]

racist

[Fish]

Y'all jiggers need to learn how to throw a cast net.

Just kidding. Sort of.

Cigar minnows and greenies > mendahen

[Fish]

I missed the title of this thread. Fun topic.

Field & Stream magazine used to be great. And they ran adds for the ugly stik rod when I was a little kid. I aggravated my dad about that rod and he got he an ugly stik rod with a Mitchell Garcia 300 reel for Christmas in +/- 1978. I was 9 or 10. Back then, this was the best stuff on the market. I murdered the bass with that thing. I had that rod and reel for at least 30 years. The rod was very tough but I took good care of it.

[BOGSTER]

We kill them with the slow pitch. At least 50% of our catch is on the jigs. 80g in 80-110’ depending on current, 100-150 to 200’ and 150-250g 200-400’. Grouper, snapper, triggers, BSB, cobia, everything. It’s a feel and touch game and the right tackle setup. I run an Accurate BV300N on an OTI 100g rod to an Accurate BV500N on a 400g Pinnacle rod and fish them light and slow. Want to tune them up, tip with a squid strip.

I must not be doing it right.

I’ve caught triggers doing it. Yet to see a grouper.

[WNM]

Red snapper love a slow pitch jig, that’s for sure.

Ugly Stik with braid is 10x more sensitive than a 10 year old $300 rod. They serve their purpose well for me.

[Saltydog235]

Cigar minnows and greenies > mendahen

8-10” BLiner is even better.