15 New Ike Series Rods from Abu Garcia

Professional angler, Bassmaster Classic winner and BASS angler-of-the-year Mike "Ike" Iaconelli has collaborated with Abu Garcia to create a series of custom rods. This series of 5 graphite casting, 5 graphite spinning and 5 composite rods were designed and tested over the last few years. Every particular was considered in making these technique-specific rods.

From the 36 ton high modulus graphite used in the blank construction of most rods, to the fuji reel seat, to the stainless steel guides. Every detail adds up to a lightweight, performance-tuned custom rod that will help you catch more fish with your favorite technique.

The Ike Rod Series will debut at the 2015 Bassmaster Classic event in Greenville, SC.

Technique Specific Rod Details

Graphite Casting Rods

"Ike" Power Series Cast Rod 7' Medium
Spinnerbait/Buzzbait/Vibration Jig - Designed for single hook reaction lures

"Ike" Power Series Cast Rod 7'2" Med Hvy
Texas-Rig/Jig - Designed to be used for Texas-rigging and jig fishing techniques

"Ike" Power Series Cast Rod 7'4" Med Hvy
Frog/Toad - Designed to be used for hollow body frogs and toad style baits

"Ike" Power Series Cast Rod 7'6" Med Hvy
Carolina-Rig/Swimbait. Designed to be used for Carolina-rigging and swimbait techniques

"Ike" Power Series Cast Rod 8' Heavy
Flipping/Mat Special - Designed to be used for punching mats and flipping short distances in extremely heavy cover

Finesse Spinning Rods

"Ike" Series Finesse Spinning Rod 6'6" Med Hvy
Jig Head/Skipping - Designed to be used with any type of jig heads, including shaky heads, tubes, and grubs

"Ike" Series Finesse Spinning Rod 6'10" Med Light
Drop Shot/Light Wacky - Designed to be used with all drop shot and light wacky rigging techniques

"Ike" Series Finesse Spinning Rod 7' Medium
Jig Head/Skipping - Designed to do a little bit of everything

"Ike" Series Finesse Spinning Rod 7'2" Medium
Minnow/Soft Stick Baits - Designed to be used with soft stick baits and soft minnow style lures

"Ike" Series Finesse Spinning Rod 7'6" Med Hvy
Long Cast Special - Designed and engineered for the long distance casting of lightweight, finesse-style lures

Delay Series Glass Blank Rods

"Ike" Series Delay Casting Rod 6'4" Medium
Twitching Rod - Designed to be used with all kinds of topwaters (poppers, walking and prop baits) and jerkbaits (rip/minnow style baits)

"Ike" Series Delay Casting Rod 6'6" Med Hvy
Deflection Rod - Designed to be used for up close and personal plug fishing

"Ike" Series Delay Cast Rod 7' Medium
All-Purpose Delay Rod - Designed to do a little bit of everything

"Ike" Series Delay Cast Rod 7'3" Medium
Plug and Lipless Special Rod - Designed to accommodate medium to large-sized plugs

"Ike" Series Delay Cast Rod 7'10" Med Hvy
Long Cast Delay - Designed to handle large to oversize big-lipped lures