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Overall rating

3.9 / 5

Strength/Durability

3.7 / 5

Sensitivity

4.6 / 5

Action

4.5 / 5

Craftsmanship

3.9 / 5

208 out of 280(74%)reviewers recommend this product.

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Overall rating

1 / 5

Snapped on the first fish caught

PostedSeptember 9, 2012

Anonymous

Strength/Durability

1 / 5

Sensitivity

4 / 5

Action

4 / 5

Craftsmanship

1 / 5

The very first fish that I caught with my new Veritas Micro Guide Rod, it snapped about 8 inches from the top on a 14 1/2 inch bass. I don't even use the "cross their eyes" hookset. I use the sweep and reel set. Fortunately I was using braid and was able to land the fish. This rod had not been stepped on, banged against other rods, or otherwise poorly handled. Now let's see how good Abu Garcia's customer service is.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

Response from Abu GarciaAbu GarciaSeptember 11, 2012

We are sorry to hear about your issue you had with your Veritas. As you know, all Abu Garcia V Series rods carry a three year warranty and we will certainly handle your case. In order to start the process, we have already contacted our customer service department and informed them of your issue. We gave them your information and a representative will be contacting you directly on the email address you provided with this review. We strive hard to handle any issues our customers experience with their products. We are proud of our products and we stand behind them 100%. Although our customer service department will be contacting you, if you need to reach out to them they can be contacted at Tel:1.800.228.4272 to handle any questions or concerns. We understand your frustration and we are working extremely hard to resolve this matter so you can get back on the water. We appreciate you reaching out to us about your problem. Customer feedback is crucial and we value your insight. Thanks for your support.

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Overall rating

5 / 5

Excellent choice for the price range!

PostedSeptember 7, 2012

AL River Z520

Age:35-44

Favorite type of fishing:Freshwater

Number of times fishing per month:5+

Owns a boat:Yes

Experience:Intermediate

Strength/Durability

4 / 5

Sensitivity

5 / 5

Action

5 / 5

Craftsmanship

4 / 5

I have been using Veritas rods the past two season and recently picked up 2 new ones with the micro guides. I have had one out of seven break, but sent it back to Abu Garcia and a new rod was delivered within 2 weeks. I am extremely pleased and for the price point, you can't beat their sensitivity. I use 7' Medium and 7' Medium-micro for small cranks and lighter spinnerbaits, 7'3" MH for swim jigs, chatterbaits, and buzz frogs, 7'MH-micro for texas rigs, and the 7'6" winch series for deep cranks. My partner recently picked up a 7'6" MH for pitching purposes and I have noticed his hook up ratio (probably due to sensitivity of the bite) come up. Great rod for the under $100 price range.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Overall rating

5 / 5

Veritos is great

PostedAugust 21, 2012

Charlie

from North Louisiana

Age:18-24

Favorite type of fishing:Freshwater

Number of times fishing per month:4

Owns a boat:No

Experience:Novice

Strength/Durability

5 / 5

Sensitivity

5 / 5

Action

5 / 5

Craftsmanship

5 / 5

I have had mine since May and I have pulled in many fish with it without the first problem. The sensitivity is unreal. I've caught my biggest and slung it in the boat with no problem. It was a tiny almost three pounder but it was big to me lol. I love the rod u can't go wrong for the money.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Overall rating

5 / 5

Redfish and speckled trout tamer....

PostedAugust 21, 2012

Anonymous

from Louisiana

Age:Over 65

Favorite type of fishing:Saltwater

Number of times fishing per month:2

Owns a boat:No

Experience:Intermediate

Strength/Durability

5 / 5

Sensitivity

5 / 5

Action

5 / 5

Craftsmanship

5 / 5

Tested my VRS66-6(MH) for the first time last week on large redfish and speckled trout. The rod's backbone, action and sensitivity are perfect for this, my favorite type of fishing. The only problem I had was with a couple of the those single-foot guides. On my 3rd cast with the new rod, the first reduction guide past the butt-guide sheared off. On the next day of fishing, the second reduction guide sheared off. Both breaks appear to be brittle fractures. My guess is that impact of the double uni-knot connection between my braid line and fluorocarbon leader against the guides caused the breakages. Otherwise, it was a great fishing trip since the rod was still usable while missing 2 guides...it still allowed me to stop a couple of large redfish when they tried to run under the boat!

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Burk

Baton Rouge

Redfish and speckled trout tamer...cont'd

Posted September 24, 2012

This is a followup to my previous review. Abu Garcia expeditiously sent a replacement for my 6'6" MH spinning model Veritas(actually, kindly sent me a 7' replacement as I requested). I took the 7 footer to Grand Isle last week and the exact same thing happened! On the second day of fishing, the reduction guide sheared off during a cast and the next day, the next guide broke off. The exact same conditions existed....I used a 7-8 foot long 20# flurocarbon leader joined with 20# braid with a double uniknot and was casting a float that weighs about 1 ounce(with a Daiwa Tierra 3500 spinning reel). It apears that the Veritas guides will withstand the shock of a uniknot striking them for only a limited number of times. Otherwise, I still LOVE these Veritas rods!!!

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