Tica UGSA Series Surf Spinning Fishing Rod

Great rod, I’ve bought 3 now. Great feel and fight

I love my Tica TC2 9' that is paired with a Fin-nor BT60 w/ Daiwa J-braid grand x8. It casts a 4oz pyramid weight like butter. Even better than my St. Croix 10'6". So I purchased the same thing for a reel and line and went for what is claiming to be the better rod. Can I say the TC3 is better than the TC2, yes. By how much, there really isn't to much of a difference that is overwhelmingly noticeable. I can't cast it any further than the TC2. Just my personal opinion and experience. Also the price is $40 more for than the TC2.Now about the rod itself I feel can handle a big fish. I haven't caught any stripers over 21", but I have caught a ton on it already and it is a fun rod just like the TC2. It was shipped okay, but made it unscathed. Just like the TC2. Bottom line, it's a great rod I feel. I liked this rod so much that I retired the St. Croix after this purchase. I am going to say the TC2 2-8oz 10' is the best option. If you are looking for that little bit more backbone and strength.Best rod I have used is the Shimano Speed Master 11'. That rod I can chuck a 4oz an extra 20-30 yards.

Great rod for the price, I fish bunker chunks with 5oz of lead, the rod loads nicely and cast a fair distance, the main reason I like this rod is that it is not a telephone pole, most rods that can cast over 8oz are very stiff, this rod has a good amount of flex when fighting a fish, it also cast lighter baits good, nice all around rod for bait fishing with heavy lead and bait, would not use for a plugging rod to heavy and stiff for that, would be exhausted after 30m

Bought the 8' M 1pc rod. This thing is very well built. Amazing guide wraps and overall quality. Put a Clash 3000 on it and use it in the yak. The butt is shorter than usual surf rods which helps fishing from the yak, but is long enough to let me really reach out and touch the fish with a two handed cast. My "sniper" set up while on the yak. The undersized, but powerful Penn Clah 3000 keeps things light. Allows me to keep distance from schooling spanish on the flats, Kings offshore, and fling live baits from my chair on shore. Versitile set up. Hard to beat at this price.

I got it in good condition. Good action and beautiful craftsmanship could be my best rod... but extremely uncomfortable because the small diameter of reel seat. I have no big palm but I can't find a good grip on it. My third priced Ugly stick is more comfortable. I would like to love this rod just tell me how...

This is the first Tica rod I've bought , and to be honest I've been using older less expensive rods for many years. Overall I'm very pleased with this rod. It's lighter and thinner than most of the surf rods I own. The reel seat is great, I ;m not constantly tightening it like I have to do on other rods I own. the reason I'm only giving it four stars is something feels a little loose in the butt end. I'm not sure if its the reel seat or the butt grip, but I feel a slight amount of twist when I cast. I don't notice it all when retrieving or fighting a fish, only in the cast. Other than that I've it's great. I've caught some nice size blue fish with this rod and would buy this rod again based on my sanctification with it so far this spring

I brought the UGSA10MH2S. I would not recommend buying this rod. The rod is brittle and did not last 1 season (5 fishing trips) before the tip broke off while trying to land a fish. It does have a one year warranty but you will need to send rod back to Tica for inspection at your cost. If warranty doesn't cover than you will have to pay again to ship your broken rod back to you. You do have to option to buy just the tip portion at $70 + $20 s&h. At close to the cost of a new one…No thanks.

This is a great surf rod at a reasonable price. I have several Tica fishing rods and numerous other brands of rods. This rod has the perfect length and weight rating for both casting lures or bottom fishing with bait from the surf. Equivalent to Shimano surf rods, but much cheaper.