Berkley Big Game Spinning Fishing Rod

Amazing Berkeley Rod. Paired with a size 5000-7500 reel “I used an 6000” and you can shore, surf, pier or jetty fish with confidence. Love the white color it helps see big hits late at night and it’s very sturdy. Its tip is not as fast as an ugly stick but no where near as stiff as a down-rigger or jigging or trolling rod. With 20 lb line I was consistently tossing 40-60 yard casts easily with no worry of popping the line or snapping the rod with both 2 and 3oz weights and I would not hesitate to use 4oz as well. I casted bunker on large striper circle Hooks size 5/6 and 7 hooks so nice chunks and also whole squid and whole belly clams and it’s seems to cast the same distance unlike if it was a very soft fast flimsy tip which seems to cast farther with lighter bait and poor cast with heavy bait. This rod doesn’t care what on the end of the hook and cast equally impressive. Landed a larger stripper first nite out from a jetty and landed 2 huge sand sharks approaching 20lbs and the Rod handled them with ease. Ordering another one and going to pair it with a penn 7500 reel with bait runner. Just to good of a Rod to not have 2. This finishes my salt water package now with two 8’ three 7’ one 9’ and one 10’. After falling for these 8’ I’ve relegated my trusty 7’ foot rods to lure only like poppers and sp minnow and spoons. They seem to cast better with lures and the extra 1’ and stiffness of this 8’ berkley makes me feel confident that even a 40+ pound stripper is coming home with me and I’m not losing the rod or line or reel. Sometimes I don’t want to fish with a 10’ or even a 9’ Rod as they are big and clumsy and I don’t need 75-100 yard cast. 8’ is the perfect size to be nimble yet have the same ability in power as a nice 9 or 10’ with only minuscule less casting distance. It does make you feel a lot more secure versus having a 7’ which even ugly sticks and a nasty big gorilla blue or cow stripper I’ve seen them snap in two love this rod!!!! Thanks Berkley for such a great rod and I’m a customer for life

Amazing catfish rod. Slammed a 46lb blue cat on this thing with ease. Highly recommend. I'll be buying a couple more.

This Berkley rod is a great heavy action rod. I’ve used it for four months now, and if you catch catfish like me, it’s the best on the market. The 8’ length allows me to cast a country mile. The rod is offered at a great price, so for lunker fish, give it a try!

Rod seems solid, guessing it’s a shipping issue but one of the eyelets came bent. This is a $30 catfish rod I just bent it back. Ready to get some catfish

I bought the 8 footer. For those interested in the specs, It's lure rating is 1 - 4 oz, 12 - 30 lbs line, Medium Heavy power and Moderate Fast action. It's not light nor heavy. It's solid and tough and not easy to break at all. It's handle is big and man this rod casts like an absolute dream. It's too easy to cast good distances with this which maybe my favourite attribute of this rod - really super long casts. This is the best cheap product I have ever bought paying $26 bucks. Use it for what it's designed for and you won't be disappointed! I'd say the main weak point of this is that because of it's very flexible tip, it's not suited for working your bigger size poppers. Caught 35 lbs Tarpon on Stickbait with this thing so it can handle some big game stuff. My biggest catch with this has been a 74 lbs Eagle Ray. This rod can really bend and lift!!

Hard to beat for the price!! This rod isn’t anything special and that’s what I love about it. Handles up to 4oz decently, it’s a little wobbly not too stout, but perfect for cut bait fishing which is what I use it for. I’ve put this rod through it’s paces on the river striper fishing in some heavy current. Casts well enough I have it paired to a Quantim Optix 60 reel (another insane deal of a reel) with 50lb hi-vis braid. I even tried crab snaring with it, probably won’t do that again as I’m throwing at least 8oz snares BUT it handled it lol. Also we landed this nice striper on the setup and it handled well. I’d say give it a go it’s a solid go to rod for bait fishing or to let a friend use and you don’t really need to worry about it getting messed up.

The rod was top quality. It feels quite comfortable in my hands. It cast quite easily and provides a relaxing feeling to my fishing.

I like Berkley products because they are very affordable and offer quality for their lower prices. I have used all Berkley fishing products for years. I especially like the lures, line and rods. It’s a name that I can trust. I ordered 5 MH 8’ rods for less than $100 or $20 each. I can afford to lose and abuse these without regret. I trust Berkley as stated earlier and immediately grabbed 5 rods when I saw a price drop. Amazon has always stood behind their products, had I not been satisfied. I later wanted to order a couple more but the prices were either much higher or they were out of stock. This is a good to great rod for the money. I have found that any size reel over 5000 works better on this particular rod. It’s lightweight but it’s sturdy. Action is pretty much as stated on the specs. True specifications with my particular products. It’s not a high end St Croix but they are quality rods especially for the Money. I highly recommend this product.

Nice heavy rod

Exelente producto, ya la probé la volveré a comprar

good and cheap

Se siente fuerte y vigorosa, espetó así sea cuando la use.

Rod is more suited for trolling or drop fishing from pier/rocks. Not ideal for casting long distance from the shore, but it'll still do the job. I found it to be sturdy and durable but a bit on the heavier side.