Okuma Longitude Surf Graphite Rods

I bought 2 of the 8 foot rods and put penn fierce 6000s on them. They seem stiff but I assumed that meant strength. After battling a 32 inch 15lb red, the rod snapped just as the fish got close to the boat. I thought the rod would hold up better. For smaller fish it should be fine.

UPDATE 5/11 I requested a new pole be sent out, the new pole was in 10/10 shape. Definitely recommend. Only took 2 days to get to me. First review. The poll overall is very solid. Lightweight yet sturdy, you can tell the quality is there. The whole rod looks slick and very eye-catching. I have not fished with cork handles in over 25 years so, I can't say how will feel or not. Being lightweight it does feel great to hold. The CON is simple whoever is over-quality control, and order fulfillment goes back to training.

I've tried the rod with the Avenger 80 series reel with 40lb. power pro and found that I had real good casting distance using 4 or 5 oz weights,I tried 3oz and it just wasn't enough weight to get good distance on my casts,that probably has to do with the rod being Heavy action? idk...I also tried my okuma baitfeeder 50 size with yo-zuri 15lb hybrid line with the same results. This rod is for SURF FISHING!!it is not for throwing plugs,topwater,jigs or any type of lure..strictly for chunking bait into the surf and then sticking the rod in your sand spike and waiting for that 40lb striper to come by and eat it ;) ...with the right reel and the right line there's nothing this rod can't handle(10ft.Heavy model)

Muy buena caña para la pesca de surfcasting..llego antes de lo esperado ya la probé y tiene un buen tamaño para tirar desde la orilla.

good value.light to handle. slightly weak with casting a long distance possibly because it has no forefinger handle & because it overbends with a cast ( so don't use > 4 oz sinker) but not a big issue. used it on 2 fishing trips to a fishing pier in Galveston TX: 1- caught a 40 lb black drum, handled very well extreme pressure, even though I pushed it & got the fish in 3-4 min so constant heavy pressure with an agressive fish that was not tired yet.It looked like a C with that fish, occasionally the tip was close to touching the rod above the reel & never broke.(impressive to say the least) 2- an 8 pound red fish handled with ease. several sand trouts in both trips. that showed that it's sensitive to strikes even with smaller fish I threw back (< 1 lb). in summary this rod is good for medium heavy fishing(off pier), may be less than 50 lbs with a medium sized sinker.