Ugly Stik Intercoastal series

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Anyone else tried on of these? My wife picked one up for me from WalMart last week. It is an 8.6 ft Med action rated for 8-20lb line. I had a Quantuum QSS 4W baitrunner spinner laying around so I stuck it on there to try it out w/20lb PowerPro. Even with a "less expensive" reel this thing is great! Cast a country mile and has just enough whip in it to give you the "give" you need with braid. I could feel the action of my Storm Wildeyez Shad pretty well and the chug of a deep crankbait was very obvious. Can't wait to try it with my Sedona 4000, or my Sahara 2500 Shimanos.
Admittedly, I don't pay alot for most rods and generally use lower end Shimano rods, Penn Pursuits and Berkleys so at $62 this is kinda "High end" for me, but I had mentioned I saw it and really liked it and my wonderful wife snuck it in on me!!! She said the Dogs (Sassy and Petey) insisted she get it for me for Father's day and didn't want me to miss out on any good fishing so she gave it to me early..LOL!!!
I think the length will make a nice "Plugging" rod for the piers too! Not as heavy as you would expect from an Ugly Stik either.