| _ad_section_start --> | | | | more of a unique item to own. The Ugly Stick fishing |
| With its unusual name, many people might not think of | | | | rod was a big seller soon after it first came on the |
| a fishing rod when they hear about the Ugly Stick...but | | | | market, and today it is the largest selling fishing rod of |
| that is what it is. It's not ugly, either, it's is quite a | | | | all time. |
| handsome looking fishing rod, and one of the most | | | | Shakespeare makes several different types of Ugly |
| popular on the market. Its popularity comes from its | | | | Stick fishing rods, for different types of fishing. There |
| strength and durability, and its relatively low price for | | | | are Ugly Stick catfish rods, Ugly Stick crappie rods and |
| the quality that you get. Avid fishermen can't ask for | | | | poles, and Ugly Stick striper rods, to name a few. |
| more than that! | | | | Some people may think that it doesn't matter what |
| It is the color of this fishing rod that gave it its unusual | | | | type of fishing pole you use when you are freshwater |
| name; clear along the tip end, and a gray color on the | | | | fishing, as long as it is light enough to be comfortable, |
| rest of the rod. Most people think that the Ugly Stick | | | | but experienced fishermen know that this is not true. |
| fishing rod looks just fine, however - even attractive - | | | | Ugly Stick enthusiasts very rarely have one type of |
| but nevertheless the name has remained the same for | | | | Ugly Stick fishing rod - most have several. Even those |
| many years. | | | | rods that are for a specific kind of fishing come in |
| Created by a company called Shakespeare, which | | | | different styles, to make sure that fishermen have the |
| has been in business since 1897, the Ugly Stick fishing | | | | right rod for what type of water they are fishing in and |
| rod became popular in a very short amount of time. | | | | what type of fishing they are doing. |
| Quality craftsmanship and reasonable pricing made it a | | | | For big water and deep water fishing, Shakespeare |
| formidable contender in the fishing rod market, and | | | | makes a version of the Ugly Stick called the "Wicked |
| many fishermen, although at first skeptical, switched to | | | | Stick", a longer and wider pole built for being able to |
| using this fishing rod after they tried one for | | | | tackle big ocean fish such as tuna and shark. Wicked |
| themselves. Catchy advertising these days, such as | | | | Sticks actually come in different colors, unlike their |
| "Fish Ugly", has made the Ugly Stick fishing rod even | | | | "Ugly Stick" counterparts. |