OKUMALongitude Surf Graphite Rods (Large, Black/Blue/Silver)

I love the Look and Feel if this 11ft Long Spining Rod: Longitude. The attention to detail is Excellent. The Guides are Double-Footed for extra strength. The Cork Handle is Smooth and well placed. I will use this Rod Mostly for Surf Fishing. I have now Purchased "another 11ft Longitude" This Rod is too good to pass up. Get one. UPDATE:Second one arrived Damaged in Three places: Connecting Joint, bottom Pealing or chipped; Guide missing, First guide Secomd half, and Chipped Guide insert, Bottom pole. If Dicks Sporting Goods had this Pole, "It would save me a lot of hazels...ordering and returning." Shipping is the Root of the Cause for damages. I would love to get one without issues.

After a few months of use I finally feel comfortable leaving a review for this fishing pole.Living in Virginia Beach there are plenty of great places to fish the surf and relax on a sunny day. I've used this fishing pole to cast anywhere from 1oz-6oz weights and large live bait with no problem whatsoever. For those not accustomed or are new surf fishing, this rod is quite long and a bit on the heavy side but will certainly get your bait out there and stand up to whatever you throw at it. I highly recommend this product for anyone looking to get into surf fishing.

UPDATE 5/11 I requested a new pole be sent out, the new pole was in 10/10 shape. Definitely recommend. Only took 2 days to get to me.First review. The poll overall is very solid. Lightweight yet sturdy, you can tell the quality is there. The whole rod looks slick and very eye-catching. I have not fished with cork handles in over 25 years so, I can't say how will feel or not. Being lightweight it does feel great to hold. The CON is simple whoever is over-quality control, and order fulfillment goes back to training.

Have two of these rods. Love them. This one however, was shipped in a vegetable produce bag. Ripped, tip broken off and missing. Will not devolve into the mental assessment of whoever approved this shipping method. You can draw your own conclusions. It is a great rod. Have caught many fish in the outer banks with my other two rods while surf fishing. But I really need a functioning rod to do this.Don't want to give a 1 star review because of shipping but y'all need to be aware that shipping may be a problem.

good value.light to handle. slightly weak with casting a long distance possibly because it has no forefinger handle & because it overbends with a cast ( so don't use > 4 oz sinker) but not a big issue. used it on 2 fishing trips to a fishing pier in Galveston TX:1- caught a 40 lb black drum, handled very well extreme pressure, even though I pushed it & got the fish in 3-4 min so constant heavy pressure with an agressive fish that was not tired yet.It looked like a C with that fish, occasionally the tip was close to touching the rod above the reel & never broke.(impressive to say the least)2- an 8 pound red fish handled with ease.several sand trouts in both trips. that showed that it's sensitive to strikes even with smaller fish I threw back (< 1 lb).in summary this rod is good for medium heavy fishing(off pier), may be less than 50 lbs with a medium sized sinker.

My father purchased one of these for their annual trip to the south. I borrowed it in December for a quick trip to the gulf, and upon arriving home found it broken in the back of the truck.I purchased this product as a replacement for the one I broke. This is not your $200 fishing rod, but this is a great value for the money. We have a couple different lengths and weights of this product now, and love all of them.This is prefect for the surf, and does the job. This is not as light as some of the more expensive rods, but again for the value it is perfect!I was going to give packaging a 3 star, but decided on 4 as the product did arrive non broken. The rod was packaged in a large box, and surrounded by paper. It arrived safely, however I feel it could have been packaged a little better.

I have had a few different rods from Daiwa, Ugly Stick and Penn. This rod eats their lunch. I have it paired with a Daiwa Bg5000 with 40# braid throwing 6oz and bait. I can’t get enough of this rod. It is heavier than a lot of other rods with comparable specs but gives you peace of mind when you are dragging in a bull red or a decent sized black tip.

I purchased this rod to use for casting crab snares. I'll may need to update this review after I have had a chance to use the rod. Since this rod is rated to cast 8 ounces, this should meet my needs. The long butt handle will make it easy for casting into the surf.Update (7/12/2024): When setting up the rig for the first time there were two obvious flaws with the rod I received. First, the aluminum oxide insert for the tip guide was totally missing. This leaves just a metal guide with a sharp edge that will fray and/or cut the line. Second, the guide insert on the largest guide was chipped. Since there were no loose pieces in the box when the rod arrived, I assume the rod was shipped with these flaws. This was marketed as a new rod; not a damaged rod.