Shakespeare Fishing Rod

Just about every has heard of William Shakespeare, the prolific 16th-century English poet and playwright. But what do you know about William Shakespeare, Jr.? No, he wasn’t the son of the playwright. He was a 19th-century American fisherman who invented the level-wind reel, a device that winds fishing reel evenly back onto the spool. This was a big improvement over the contemporary models that were always getting jammed and tangled up on their spools.

In 1896, he attained an official patent for his new reel. He placed it on reels and started selling it to fishermen across the United States the following year. By the time of his retirement, his reel had become the standard reel on almost every fishing rod on the market. The Shakespeare fishing rod has been setting and raising standards for fishing gear ever since.

The Shakespeare fishing rod comes in dozens of different model series with hundreds of different models of rods among them. One of the most popular series is the Ugly Stik, a line-up of tough, dependable rods made for multipurpose freshwater fishing. It’s got hot-selling items like the 6′ Ugly Stik Spinning Combo, a medium-action rod that features an 8-pound line and a fiberglass rod frame that divides into 2 pieces for easy portability. The E-Z Cast trigger is deadly accurate and the graphite spinning reel is supremely smooth.

The Shakespeare Telescoping Pack Rod comes in many lengths, all of them portable enough that you can safely store them in a small tackle box or even the glove box of your car—a good asset, since you never know when you find a pristine stream while out on the road. Users recommend this Shakespeare fishing rod for those who want lightweight or medium-lightweight rod. Each rod has stainless-steel reel guides. And as an added plus, every rod is accompanied by a rod tube that you can store the rod in for safekeeping.

“A pole a lady can love” is how one satisfied customer describes the Shakespeare Two-Piece Medium Action Ladyfish Bigwater Combo, a 7-feet-long glass rod that you divide into two pieces to store and stash. It sounds imposing, but yet it weighs a mere 1.8 pounds. The premium line that runs through it only adds on another 14 pounds to the total weight. If you want a reliable rod that will catch fish without taxing your arms too much, this is a good rod to buy.

Posted August 15th, 2010 in Fishing Rods, Shopping.

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Shakespeare Fishing Rod

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