Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Okuma Longitude Surf Graphite Rods (Large, Black/Blue/Silver), Style Name: LC-S-902H-1: 9' Heavy, Spin, 15-40LB, Style Name: LC-S-1102H-1: 11' Heavy, Spin, 20-40LB, Style Name: LC-C-902H-1: 9' Heavy, Cast, 15-40LB, Style Name: LC-S-1002H-1: 10' Heavy, Spin, 20-40LB, Style Name: LC-S-1202H-1: 12' Heavy, Spin, 20-40LB, See all details for Okuma Longitude Surf Graphite Rods (Large, Black/Blue/Silver), © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2017. Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2018. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Typical. It was easy for him to understand that the key to Okuma’s success as a company was technology. I couldn't resist the price (at the time) so I bought two. Seriously. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. Because of its length and material, it is perfect for fishing from the bank. What's interesting is that snap occurred ~1ft away from the 2-piece joint. As much as I love the 3 okuma reels I have - the have to say this is one POS rod. Okuma’s new rod technology has delivered the Longitude series of surf rods. It’s because of this why anglers depend on products manufactured by Okuma. The company sponsors great fishermen, including the likes of Mark Romanack, Scott Martin, as well as the fishing show Into the Blue. I purchased the 12 ft version and paired it with a Shimano 8000 series spinning reel and I am more than happy with my casting results. I landed the fish.

We don't have a summary for this product yet, but we're working on it. This rod/reel combo is excellent: Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2019. Needed a 12ft casting rod thinking I'd stay above the breakers and gain some distance. Overall, this rod is great for fishing on the beach and large rivers. A 48” keeper. I have used this rod 3 times and caught some small whiting and other plus a 3’ shark. It exploded !! Purchased the 12' Casting model and paired it with an Okuma Cortez 12CS reel, spooled with 65lb braid. Okuma Longitude was released in 2010. Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2018.
Was using 20lb fluorocarbon leader line - the rod is rated for 20lb-40lb line. See other interesting blogs: It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. While the rod is pretty long, it breaks down into two pieces, which is helpful for storage and transportation. I will admit that I had 4oz on it and it’s rated 1-3oz but after the shark battle who would have thought the new rod gave up on a simple cast. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users.

So I bought the 12ft Okuma Longitude rod Model # LC-C-1202H-1. It's in the top 3 bestselling fishing rods and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Goture Xceed or PENN Squadron II Surf . You can feel the strength in the body, especially when you are reeling a large one in. I decided to try surfcasting with my avet MXL conventional reel that's always been used on boats til now. I have an ugly stick in this size and very similar, but the rod end action is not stiff enough to set hooks for what im trying to do. For the price, you won’t regret this purchase. But the third time, while reeling in a cow the rod snapped below the 3rd eyelet. And with the strong backbone of this product, you’ll be able to play those fish well (and win in the end). Product Description. I found this rod to be pretty stiff and excellent for working bucktails.