Ugly Stick GX2 Boat also for Braid?

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Ugly Stick GX2 Boat also for Braid?

#1 Post by firetiger7 »

Hey Lads,
is anyone fishing the Uglystick Boat Rod with braided line?
I know there is a Braid version, but I am looking for the normal one and was wondering if it is suitable for braid as well, dont know what the guides are made of
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Re: Ugly Stick GX2 Boat also for Braid?

#2 Post by donal domeney »

I've been using braid for years on your basic boat rods without a bother. The way I look at is that it is just another gimmick by manufacturers to sell their product :cry:
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firetiger7 wrote:Hey Lads,
is anyone fishing the Uglystick Boat Rod with braided line?
I know there is a Braid version, but I am looking for the normal one and was wondering if it is suitable for braid as well, dont know what the guides are made of
In some cases manufacturers were fitting different roller eyes to braid rods because the older style rollers would not work well with braid. Other than that, once the eyes are good quality you'll have no bother using braid on any boat rod.
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#4 Post by firetiger7 »

Alright thanks, I just placed an order for the GX2 20lbs!
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#5 Post by keymcg »

It's not just about the quality of the eyes. "Braid" versions of rods often have a faster action to make up for the fact the braid will not stretch when a fish runs.

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#6 Post by JimC »

keymcg wrote:It's not just about the quality of the eyes. "Braid" versions of rods often have a faster action to make up for the fact the braid will not stretch when a fish runs.

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I think you may find that the action is in fact less fast. But that is really not a factor any more, all that is built in in the design phase nowadays. Braid is more popular than mono in general boat angling.
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#7 Post by ste c »

The gx2 is a cracking boat rod and will be fine with braid
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Re: Ugly Stick GX2 Boat also for Braid?

#8 Post by spindlefist »

I've been using braid with the gx2 from my kayak , works a treat, the 12/20 is a great rod, I've had nearly double figure pollack right down to Gurnard and dabs on it
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2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,

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Re: Ugly Stick GX2 Boat also for Braid?

#9 Post by shortcircuit »

I have a GX2 12/20 and have used braid on it no bother.
The bite detection on that model is great because of the glass tip and even better then with braid.

A great rod, they take a lovely bend when into a good fish
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Re: Ugly Stick GX2 Boat also for Braid?

#10 Post by firetiger7 »

I took it out for the first time now, bite detection and differentiating between sand/rocks on the bottom works great! The 12/20lb was the perfect choice, 30lb would have been too stiff for me as I mainly use 5 oz weights.
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#11 Post by keymcg »

No I find the action on my ugly stick braid and suveran braid is in fact fast.

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