Okuma Celilo Graphite Lightweight Ultra Light Freshwater Rods

Love this rod! It's Been a great river rod, durable sturdy rod, feeling is great for those tiny bites, light in the hand I went with the 6'6" works perfectly for the size of rivers and creeks I fish

I’m a big fan of this rod. I bought one for myself and liked it enough to get another for my dad. I have quite a few trout rods: a Phenix Feather, an Ugly Stik Elite, and I’ve owned two St. Croix Trout Series rods. I’d rank this one second after the Phenix Feather, but it costs much less. It’s very similar to the St. Croix in feel and performance, but both of my St. Croix rods broke within a few months, while this one has landed plenty of 18-inch trout without any problems. It’s sensitive, durable, and affordable. I’ve used it with three different light trout reels: a Pflueger President, an Okuma Helios, and a Shimano Sienna. It works great with all of them. For the price, it’s hard to beat and I’d recommend it to anyone looking for a good trout rod without spending a lot. Only complaint I have is they ship it loose in a cardboard box, but it came undamaged both times, so not a big deal.

I’m really loving this rod! I’ve only had it for about 2 months but have caught maybe 5 or 6 largemouth bass in it and around 30 striped bass from the pier. I usually use a surf rod when striper fishing from shore or a jetty but when I’m in a pier mostly site fishing, I like a bass fishing rod because of the shorter butt. It allows me to handle the rod better and feels more like an extension of my arm. This rod is very durable, well designed and for the price, you cannot beat it! I love the lure keeper, the guides are solid, the cork feels like good quality and it’s handled a bunch of stripes ranging from 2-9lbs. Of course I use a drop net for the larger ones but I’ve been able to reel up then pier flip the smaller ones no issue. I bought the 7ft medium heavy and I couldn’t ask for more. I actually bought this rod because the 7ft medium heavy Abu Garcia Max SX I was using for this same type of fishing broke when I was casting a 1oz casting metal too hard. I was sad because I loved that combo but when this one arrived and I saw it had two tip sections, I tried fitting the extra tip on my broken Abu and it fit!! So I got a new amazing rod and saved my last rod with one $46 purchase!

Paired this rod with a Sougayilang xy1000 reel. Excellent casting action. Line flies out the eyes super smooth. Rod feels light and good in my hand, very well balanced. I will definitely be looking at picking up a few more of these rods, good price and excellent quality. I'll be using this setup for trout fishing in lakes and streams, throwing jigs, lures and bubble fly. I'll give this rod a trial run next month and let you know how things work out.

First thing that I have to say is that this ultra light has medium action. Meaning that the bend is closer to the reel in the backbone. With this being said it isn’t the best panfish rod, but it will get the job done. I’m used to my ultra lights being fast action that have more of a bend toward the tip of the rod for catching panfish. I got several bites on my first use of this rod, but didn’t catch anything using 4 lb fluorocarbon on a1000 daiwa crossfire reel. One was a 4 lb bass. It threw the hook along with 3 other bass. It was probably the bait I was using that contributed to this though (1/8oz 6th sense pecos underspin). Due to the fact I didn’t want to lose my bait by breaking off; I didn’t try to horse any of the fishes in on the 4 lb line. Getting back to the rod it handled all the bites pretty good. I could see how the rod broke on several people mentioned in the comments though. The rod is pretty stiff and trying to horse a heavy fish in will break the rod. Even getting hung up could potentially break it. All that being said the size of this rod is good for small to medium fish. The backbone is kind of stiff while having little action towards the tip. The stability of this rod is about average using light line and gear. Catch performance has yet to be fully observed; being I only fished one lure; but as of right now it’s on the lower end of the spectrum. Overall this is a satisfactory rod for the price point.

Let me start off by saying that I love the rod! It's super sensitive and feels great in the hand. I was less than pleased however with the shipping I was getting. They kept putting the rod in to short of a box so I got 2 delivered snapped clean in half! If you can find it locally I'd very much recommend buying it in person so you don't have to deal with broken rods like myself.

I purchased the Okuma Celilo Graphite Lightweight Ultra Light Freshwater Rod (CE-S-602ULb) for fishing, and while it looked beautiful and had great sensitivity, my experience was unfortunately very disappointing. On my first cast, with only a 3LB test line and a small panfish bait, the rod snapped about a quarter of the way up. I have no idea why it broke so easily—it seemed like the rod was either extremely brittle or poorly manufactured. I was just setting the line out, and it shattered on the cast, which left me highly disappointed. I immediately returned it for a refund. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend this rod, especially considering how quickly it broke.

I’ve never owned an Okuma product but this one left a fantastic impression. So much so that I’ve bought another as a gift for a friend. This rod is surprisingly durable for an ultralight, has nice sensitivity and a great backbone. I’ve caught everything from tiny wild trout to trophy size 7lb rainbows and 5lb pickerel. This rod can do it all!

Great light weight rod.

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Excelente Calidad, muy sensible excelente para pesca ligera, a pesar de lo ligero y liviano, soporta lobinas de un poco más de un kilo, sin problemas

I am absolutely in love with this rod!!! So much better than my old ultra light rod, and i've been absolutely slaying the panfish since I got this! I also caught the smallest bluegill ive ever seen in my life tonight because its a very sensitive rod. I had to order another and its currently on its way.

Great rod for the price! Sensitive and casts so smooth.