| ="body"> | | | | selling fishing rod of all time. |
| With its unusual name, many people might not | | | | Shakespeare makes several different types of |
| think of a fishing rod when they hear about the | | | | Ugly Stick fishing rods, for different types of |
| Ugly Stick...but that is what it is. It's not ugly, | | | | fishing. There are Ugly Stick catfish rods, Ugly |
| either, it's is quite a handsome looking fishing rod, | | | | Stick crappie rods and poles, and Ugly Stick |
| and one of the most popular on the market. Its | | | | striper rods, to name a few. Some people may |
| popularity comes from its strength and durability, | | | | think that it doesn't matter what type of fishing |
| and its relatively low price for the quality that you | | | | pole you use when you are freshwater fishing, as |
| get. Avid fishermen can't ask for more than that! | | | | long as it is light enough to be comfortable, but |
| It is the color of this fishing rod that gave it its | | | | experienced fishermen know that this is not true. |
| unusual name; clear along the tip end, and a gray | | | | Ugly Stick enthusiasts very rarely have one type |
| color on the rest of the rod. Most people think | | | | of Ugly Stick fishing rod - most have several. |
| that the Ugly Stick fishing rod looks just fine, | | | | Even those rods that are for a specific kind of |
| however - even attractive - but nevertheless the | | | | fishing come in different styles, to make sure that |
| name has remained the same for many years. | | | | fishermen have the right rod for what type of |
| Created by a company called Shakespeare, which | | | | water they are fishing in and what type of fishing |
| has been in business since 1897, the Ugly Stick | | | | they are doing. |
| fishing rod became popular in a very short | | | | For big water and deep water fishing, |
| amount of time. Quality craftsmanship and | | | | Shakespeare makes a version of the Ugly Stick |
| reasonable pricing made it a formidable contender | | | | called the "Wicked Stick", a longer and wider pole |
| in the fishing rod market, and many fishermen, | | | | built for being able to tackle big ocean fish such as |
| although at first skeptical, switched to using this | | | | tuna and shark. Wicked Sticks actually come in |
| fishing rod after they tried one for themselves. | | | | different colors, unlike their "Ugly Stick" |
| Catchy advertising these days, such as "Fish | | | | counterparts. |
| Ugly", has made the Ugly Stick fishing rod even | | | | Fishermen who are looking for a good fishing rod, |
| more of a unique item to own. The Ugly Stick | | | | no matter what type of fishing they will be doing, |
| fishing rod was a big seller soon after it first | | | | would do well to check out the Ugly Stick first - |
| came on the market, and today it is the largest | | | | they may not feel the need to look any further! |