Berkley Lightning Rod Review

Everything you need to know about the Berkley Lightning Rod, spinning edition. Or at least all I thought was important or knew. Hope you enjoy!

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[taenoo]

Used for 7 years and never had a problem. Excellent. From Thailand.

[cbg]

I own several rods costing over $100 and they are great but I also own 4 Lightning Rods and have been very happy with them. Some types of fishing I prefer to use the Lightning Rod over my other rods. They have a good feel to them and are a great value for the money.

[mhh]

The first berkley rod I bought about 9 years ago snapped on a cast shortly after buying so I stayed away from them for a while. I eventually picked up a berkley lightning just over a year ago and it was way better than the first one I got. I now have a 7’ Medium, 7’Light, and a 9’ Heavy trolling rod and they are pretty good for the money. Slightly more moderate than my walleye jigging rods but that makes them better for some other fishing techniques. I fish several species so I like having a variety of rods.

[tomdorazio]

I just picked up one of these after circling the rod racks at Runnings for over an hour and playing with a ton of more expensive rods. This felt the best to me and if it was marked for $49.99 or even $59.99 I would have believed it. I picked up a 13 fishing kalon 3.0 blackout reel for it for $54 on sale. I can’t wait to get it strung up with some beyond braid and out on the water. I think it’s going to be a great setup and saves me money to rebuild my tackle selection.

[TEFFTPATTERN]

I put the same Shakespeare spinning reel that I also got from Wal Mart on this thing, I feel like it's too heavy for the rod, what do you think? Also, I don't know if my model is defective, but I get a lot of unintentional bale locking on my casts. It doesn't happen all the time, but once an outing if I'm not really carefully setting up the line before my cast. I'm looking for a better spinning reel to pair with the lightning rod, something lighter and more reliable that matches the brown / black / red color scheme too

[markschwacofer]

Would this pair all right with the Zebco Omega 30 size reel for Trout? I haven't been fishing in a long time.

[shotgunsurgeon]

I bought one of these rods in 6'6" Medium after my dad gave me his 7'0" Medium Light Buzz Ramsay Edition Lighting Rod that he purchased back in 1987 and has caught thousands of fish with. I still use that rod.

With my new 6'6" Medium Lightning Rod I've caught 20+ lb catfish (weighed with a scale) and I know the rod can handle more. Berkley makes a great rod for a very economical price.

[nickelboy]

Bought one 5 years ago and never failed me, got the 1 piece version MH, slapped a Pflueger president on it and it casts like a dream even after all these years.