10 Best Fishing Rods

New to fishing? Not sure which rod is the right one to buy? Take a look at all these INSHORE rods.

Ever hear the phrase "you get what you pay for?" well when you're around saltwater then that phrase cannot be more true. But then again you don't have to break your wallet buying quality fishing equipment either. Don't worry. Allow me to show you whats rated as the TOP fishing rods according to price, reliability, and durability. Wether you're the beginner or more advanced fisherman, this lens will guide you to the pole that you need!

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1. If price is an issue, check these out!
2. 1. Shakespeare Ugly Stik Spinning Rod, $29-$39
3. 2. Shakespeare Ugly Stik Inshore Spinning Rod, $37
4. 3. Shakespeare's Ugly Stik Lite®, $40
5. The following are for the ones willing to spend a little more to get a lot better quality, dependability and usage!
6. 4. Fenwick Eagle GT Spinning Rod, $58
7. 5. Daiwa Coastal Specialty Gulfcoast Inshore-Live Bait Rods $75-$80
8. 6. Okuma's Citrix Lightweight Fishing Rods, $95-$120
9. The Best of the Best
10. 7. St. Croix Tidemaster, $130-$190
11. 8. Element 21 Salty Carrot Stix Inshore Rod, $150 - $170
12. 9. G.Loomis Pro Green Series, $240-$270
13. 10. American Rodsmiths H3 Team Redfish Rods, $280
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15. For the Ladies.......
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1. Shakespeare Ugly Stik Spinning Rod, $29-$39

Action: Ultra-light, Light, Medium, Medium-heavy

This list is an excellent selection for the beginner or for the fisherman on a tight budget.

These are great poles for the price! They are made to catch the heaviest of fish and not break! The Ugly Stik's® exclusive Howald Process Double-Built construction features a graphite inner core with an outside layer of E-Glass, to create a rod with superior strength and sensitivity that's guaranteed to last!

* Exclusive quick-taper Clear Tip® design
* Blank-thru-handle construction

* Aluminum oxide inserts and stainless steel frames on guides
* Durable EVA foam grips
* Comes with "Ugly Back" 60-day/5-year limited warranty
* Blanks made in USA

Shakespeare Ugly Stik Spinning Rods - Click For Price

2. Shakespeare Ugly Stik Inshore Spinning Rod, $37

Action: Medium, Medium-Heavy, Heavy

Nicely balanced, lightweight rods with even tapers for tossing live bait or artificials, plus the legendary toughness of an Ugly Stik. Howald Process%u2122 Triple Built%u2122 one-piece blanks are fitted with eight genuine Fuji® guidesets and feature ''total touch'' exposed-blank reel seats on casting models. EVA split grips.

Shakespeare Ugly Stik Inshore Spinning Rod - Click For Price

Shakespeare Ugly Stik Inshore Casting Rod - Click For Price

3. Shakespeare's Ugly Stik Lite®, $40

Action: Ultra-lite, Light, Medium

Shakespeare's ever-popular Ugly Stik Lite®, now offered in actions perfect for the inshore saltwater fishing enthusiast. The Ugly Stik Lite Inshore Spinning Rods feature an even-tapered parabolic action that will toss a finger mullet or shrimp bait effortlessly. Built with the famous Ugly Stik Clear-Tip® for extra strength and sensitivity with cork grips and Fuji® components, all Ugly Stiks come with the ''Ugly Back'' 60-day/5-year limited warranty.


Shakespeare Ugly Stik Lite Inshore Spinning Rods - Click For Price


Shakespeare Ugly Stik Lite Inshore Casting Rods - Click For Price

4. Fenwick Eagle GT Spinning Rod, $58

Action: Medium, Heavy

Take your passion for fishing to the next level. The redesigned multitapered Eagle GT series is the answer for those looking for high-performance rods that meet the demands of every angling situation. With improved accuracy and casting distance, you'll catch fish you only dreamed of. The hard chromium-plated SS304 guides are up to 55% lighter and 20 times more durable than standard aluminum-oxide guides. The multilaminate graphite layup produces the ideal combination of light weight, sensitivity and strength. Time-tested Fenwick actions. Five-year limited warranty.

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5. Daiwa Coastal Specialty Gulfcoast Inshore-Live Bait Rods $75-$80

Action: Medium, Medium Heavy, Heavy, Extra Heavy

With actions designed for all-purpose angling, Daiwa's Coastal Inshore Coast-to-Coast Spinning Rods represent an outstanding value. Built on lightweight modulus graphite blanks fitted with cut-proof Fuji® Hardloy® guides, Fuji reel seats with stainless hoods, and quality cork grips and featuring a non-glare matte finish. Power to spare!


Daiwa Coastal Specialty Gulfcoast Inshore-Live Bait Rods - Click For Price

6. Okuma's Citrix Lightweight Fishing Rods, $95-$120

Action: Medium Light, Medium

Okuma's Citrix lightweight 1 piece fishing rod. This great looking rod features IM8 graphite blank construction, lightweight EVA split grips for reduced weight, zero foregrip design for improved balance and weight reduction, ALPS stainless steel guide frames, Zirconium line guide inserts for use with braid or mono lines, Pac Bay MINIMA reel seat for reduced weight, custom anodized aluminum reel seat threads for strength and balance, stainless steel hook keeper. All Citrix rods are backed by a limited lifetime warranty.


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7. St. Croix Tidemaster, $130-$190

Action: Medium, Medium-Heavy, Heavy

Throwing plugs and bucktails at stripers or blues. Ripping tube lures past voracious barracuda. Subtly dropping a crab on the nose of a permit or bonefish. This is the challenging realm of inshore angling -- and it's ruled by the Tidemaster® Inshore series. No rod is more tuned in to the challenges of fishing inshore. Lightweight. Perfectly balanced. Built on 1-piece SCII premium graphite blanks featuring specialized taper designs to maximize your presentation. Batson Forecast aluminum ozide guides with 316 stainless steel frame. Fuji® DPS reel seats. Manufacturer's 5-year warranty.


St. Croix Tidemaster Inshore Spinning Rods - Click For Price

8. Element 21 Salty Carrot Stix Inshore Rod, $150 - $170

Action: Medium Light, Medium, Medium Heavy. Heavy

Made from Element 21's high modulus nano-Bio-fiber (carrots) polymer graphite technology, yielding incredibly light, yet strong and responsive action for landing the big ones. The proprietary stress-free design analysis program allows the creation of a blank that is evenly stressed from tip to butt. This reduces the risk of potential rod failure, creating what is commonly referred to as progressive action. Features proprietary guides with TiCH frames and inserts, high-quality Caxin reel seats, Thermalon grips and butt grips with rubberized cork butt caps, and integrated weight port to allow for personalized balancing. Manufacturer's lifetime warranty.


Element 21 Original Carrot Stix Trigger Rods - Click For Price

Element 21 Original Carrot Stix Spinning Rods - Click For Price

Check out the ALL New Carrot Stix Wild Spinning Rod!!!



The Element 21 Carrot Stix Wild Black Spinning Rod was developed for the absolute lightest weight without sacrificing performance. The non-sanded blank is key to how such a rod can maintain a high level of strength and sensitivity. There is a lifetime manufacturer's warranty.


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9. G.Loomis Pro Green Series, $240-$270

Action: Medium, Medium Heavy, Heavy

Specialized inshore rods with fast-action tips, made especially for anglers who favor light jigs, soft plastics, topwaters, and other small artificials. Not so delicate as a popping rod, they offer the right combination of power, light weight, and sensitivity to allow you to cover a number of presentations, ranging from finesse tactics to the more aggressive techniques. Whether you'll be making short, accurate snap casts to standing cover, or long prospecting casts in open water, you'll enjoy the sense of positive line and lure control that these rods deliver. All feature powerful butt sections to help you move big fish with ease, yet like all G.Loomis rods they're light enough to fish all day with minimal fatigue. Great for reds, trout, permit, snook, bones, small tarpon, schoolie blues and stripers. Made in USA.

G. Loomis Pro-Green Spinning Rod - Click For Price

G. Loomis Pro-Green Casting Rod - Click For Price

10. American Rodsmiths H3 Team Redfish Rods, $280

Action: Medium

H3 TITANIUM® TEAM REDFISH - The H3 TITANIUM® TEAM REDFISH series rods have been the workhorse for anglers on the REDFISH CUP series, as well as the FLW REDFISH TOUR. From the Coast's of the Carolina's, thru Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and the Texas Gulf Coast; H3 TITANIUM® TEAM REDFISH rods have been putting Redfish in the boat and recording wins at an unbelievable pace. Since being introduced in 2007, TEAM REDFISH rods have accounted for over 20 Major Tour Wins, been responsible for setting 4 All Time Record Catches, and were used by Blaine Friermood and Robert Scherer to set the ALL TIME LARGEST TOTAL WEIGHT IN REDFISH CUP HISTORY.

American Rodsmiths H3 Team Redfish 7' Spinning Rod RFS - Click For Price

What do I know about fishing rods?

Good question!

Hi my name is Chris Johnson. I am 31 years old. Live in the "fishing capital of the world". I've been fishing about 300 days a year for 26 years now. I'm about as salty as salt can get. I have privately owned and operated my own fishing charters for 8 years but had to retire from that due to serious back injury. All in all I 've seen my share of poles breaking, snapping, cracking, or just plain falling apart from corrosion. All of these rods I have either fished or had the privilege of knowing a fellow guide who has used some of these rods and can honestly say that any of these rods will stand the test of time, through the most severe inshore or offshore fishing conditions.
I look at buying fishing equipment like this:
"Pay the price now or pay the price later"

For the Ladies.......

Don't worry I didn't forget about you!

Many of these selections also have different styles for the "lady look". Check out the Ugly Stiks (for example) they have rods with pink wrap to be more personable for the young girls that want the "real fishing pole" to go fishing, but still want that feminine touch. So say goodbye to the ole' Barbie poles!

Shakespeare Ugly Stik Ladies Fishing Rod - Click For Price