I think William Shakespeare, Jr. was more than an inspired man back in 1896 when he engineered and patented the level-wind reel, starting the company that would come to bear his name. And in 1976, when The Shakespeare Company unleashed The Ugly Stick on the fishing world, Fishing Tackle Trade News said "...it may be the most remarkable product of the last two decades." The Ugly Stick is probably the best rod for the kind of lure fishing Fish This is all about. It's lite, compact, and has virtually no restrictions on the kind of water it can pull fish from. The inner spiral of graphite and outer layer of glass fibers give this rod not only topnotch sensitivity, but a flexibilty unlike any in its class.
When you're shin deep in the cool, fast-moving freshwater of a moutain stream, spotting a hole fifteen to twenty feet ahead of you, over-hung with vegetation and swirling wildly around a submerged rock, you need a pole that is both sensitive and flexible, as well as lite and compact. You've got only seconds after your lure hits the water to react to both the environment of the stream and whatever fish may be lurking in the depths of the hole, taking a interest in the sudden appearance of whatever you've just dropped into its world.
The Ugly Stick Ultra-Light is the only rod I've fished with since moving to the small waters. It's the only one that's proven its worth. There are other ultra-light rods out there. Flueger and Berkely both make ultra-lights I own but have never had to use.
As they say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
We'll see you back here with more Fish This. Until then, keep it reel!
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