OKUMATrout Rod

I’m a big fan of this rod. I bought one for myself and liked it enough to get another for my dad. I have quite a few trout rods: a Phenix Feather, an Ugly Stik Elite, and I’ve owned two St. Croix Trout Series rods. I’d rank this one second after the Phenix Feather, but it costs much less. It’s very similar to the St. Croix in feel and performance, but both of my St. Croix rods broke within a few months, while this one has landed plenty of 18-inch trout without any problems. It’s sensitive, durable, and affordable.I’ve used it with three different light trout reels: a Pflueger President, an Okuma Helios, and a Shimano Sienna. It works great with all of them. For the price, it’s hard to beat and I’d recommend it to anyone looking for a good trout rod without spending a lot.Only complaint I have is they ship it loose in a cardboard box, but it came undamaged both times, so not a big deal.

Absolutely love this rod. So responsive and light weight. Paired with an okuma avenger and it’s a killer light combo.

Shipping was great very light rod not damaged. Will update on performance.

I purchased the Okuma Celilo Graphite Lightweight Ultra Light Freshwater Rod (CE-S-602ULb) for fishing, and while it looked beautiful and had great sensitivity, my experience was unfortunately very disappointing.On my first cast, with only a 3LB test line and a small panfish bait, the rod snapped about a quarter of the way up. I have no idea why it broke so easily—it seemed like the rod was either extremely brittle or poorly manufactured. I was just setting the line out, and it shattered on the cast, which left me highly disappointed. I immediately returned it for a refund.Based on my experience, I cannot recommend this rod, especially considering how quickly it broke.

No durability issues so far, good bend and action doesn't feel too wobbly, paired this with a sienna 2000 and it's perfect for my needs, looks expensive and feels very lightweight.

I have tried many ultralight rods recently, and this one has been the most sensitive, with excellent casting abilities. I’ve had two of these rods delivered from Amazon in perfect condition, no damage whatsoever. The finish of the rod is perfect and beautiful. Guides are perfectly aligned and well attached. The reason for not giving it 5 stars: the reel screw does not stay tight, because it is placed on the rod right where one of your fingers grips the handle. I decided to keep it with this design flaw because all other characteristics of the rod are fantastic.

Best trout rod! Holding up very well, paired it with a piscifun 2000 reel and has been flawless.

Let me start off by saying that I love the rod! It's super sensitive and feels great in the hand. I was less than pleased however with the shipping I was getting. They kept putting the rod in to short of a box so I got 2 delivered snapped clean in half! If you can find it locally I'd very much recommend buying it in person so you don't have to deal with broken rods like myself.