Ugly Stik gets my vote also. The only one I ever broke was because I slammed it in the car door by mistake.

ya the ugly stik is the best for price, everyone obviously thinks so. They are cheap, yet very strong. Wal mart has a bunch of em in different sizes all for around thirty bucks.

Ugly Stick. Serviceable, durable, and not near as ugly as they make out. My girlfriend (now wife) got me one in 1984. I used it for two decades, and then lost it in a river when the boat capsized. I "replaced" it with something more expensive, but my son slammed a cardoor on it the first time I was out with it. I took it as a sign and got another Ugly Stick. I still wonder if some lucky bum hooked my first one out of the river.

I would go with an ugly stick they are extremely strong

Another Ugly Stick fan... they have a wide variety of models for every use and they are very nice for a very reasonable price.

Ugly stick is the toughest, but it has no back bone. If your brother plans on doing any worm fishing he'll need a rod with feel and stiffness/fast action. Look on the rod blank just above the reel mount for a med heavy or heavy action for good hook sets and sensitivity to feel that big fish suck up a worm.

Another vote for Ugly Stick, treat them like dirt and they will last you forever.

Well, I have 2 Fenwick HMX spinning rods, both are amazing rods. They usually run from 70$-110$. If looking for something for less, BassPro Sops has good models in spinning and casting. If you're for a good casting rod Kistler or St. Croix is the way to go.

fluger are the best they are strong light and durable

SORRY GUYS BUT I DON'T LIKE UGLY STIK. I LIKE A STIFFER TIP FOR ONE. I AM A DEFINITE ST. CROIX MAN ALL THE WAY. FENWICK ALSO MAKES SOME GOOD RODS. BUT I WOULD DEFINITELY GO WITH ST. CROIX ESPECIALLY FOR TROUT AND BASS RODS.

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