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

A great 8ft medium heavy rod at a great price.perfect for the river.

Update: I have used these rods for Cobia fishing for 4 seasons and am prepping for season 5. Not one of the rods has failed yet. I have to admit my friends took one look at these rods when they were new and expected them not to survive one season. Looking at other reviews it appears damage during shipping is the biggest problem with these rods. I have been using these rods for 3 seasons now paired with bait runner style reels exclusively fishing cut and live bait for Cobia in the Chesapeake Bay. I have 6 of them and they all have worked flawlessly catching Cobia up to 75 lbs so far. The 8’ length has worked great for getting around the outboard motor on the boat we use when fighting fish. I also have the bait caster style of this rod and they also have worked flawlessly when trolling for mackerel and bluefish. I highly recommend these rods as they are a great value for the low cost and performance that you get for that cost.

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!!

Caught quite a few fish with this pole, heavy weight, cast well, just wish it was a bit more sensitive at the top.

I NEVER buy a rod this cheap. But I have a Toadfish which I HATE and don't won't to throw it in a drawer so I got this for this crapy reel. I'm very impressed. The guides are solid and perfectly aligned . The finish is very nice. It seems to be very sturdy. Time will tell but for now I'm going to put a Penn Battle III 4000 on it. I don't think the Toadfish deserves this rod. Hahahahaha.

I like the pole cast is good seems pretty strong although I haven't caught a fish on it yet I think it's problem is the top eye needs to be replaced if you're going from braid to Mono or braid the floral it's designed to literally catch the knot when you reel it in catch it on the way out so it's pretty bad on your line

Exelente producto, ya la probé la volveré a comprar

This rod is good. It is a bit heavy but I'm fine with it good for in a boot and I have already pulled in a good size pike. I have 65 lb braid. The braid goes through the eyelets nicely. If you want something to cast far from the shore buy a surf rod. This rod is made for a boat

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.