I've been looking for a bit nicer rod to pair with my Shimano Sedona spinning reel than the 6' Ugly Stik I have. Recently I received a $10 rewards certificate for D ick's and went there today to check out what they had. They didn't really have too many in stock for my price range ($50-60). I ended up looking at the Field & Stream Tec Spec rods and the Shimano Sellus. The Tec Spec's seemed nice (and were fancy looking). However the Shimano Sellus was $10 cheaper at $49.99 and I kind of trust Shimano a little more than Field & Stream. So I bought the 6'6" Shimano Sellus Travel Spinning rod (got the Travel version as it is 2-pieces and that may come in handy for me down the road sometime).

Now, I'm no pro, but this seems like a very nice rod for ~$50. MUCH lighter than the Ugly Stik I had before. Haven't gone out with it yet but I was just curious if anyone else has one of these.