Guide Select Pro

The Okuma Guide Select Pro is a multi-technique specialty rod series built for West Coast and Great Lakes steelhead and salmon guide applications, with additional models covering surf and catfish. The core buyer is a drift or float angler made for steelhead, salmon, and larger trout in rivers, running 6-17 lb mono or fluorocarbon on long spinning rods with sensitive tips and enough backbone to fight heavy fish on a drift. Construction centers on 30/40-ton graphite blanks with ALPS stainless steel guide frames, aluminum oxide L-ring inserts, Fuji reel seats, and 3K woven carbon fiber fore and rear grips, component quality well above the price point.

Tip-over-butt ferrule construction maintains consistent bend profile in two-piece models. The longer models run 9-11'4" and are clearly drift/float oriented; the compact 7'6" spinning models serve bank and wade anglers needing steelhead sensitivity in tighter spaces. The 18-model lineup is predominantly spinning (14 models) with 4 casting rods. Lengths range from 7'6" to 11'4". Power runs UL through H; the H models (GSP-C-902H, GSP-S-902H) handle 15-40 lb line for heavy salmon or catfish.

Long spinning models from 9' to 11'4" are all MF or M action, suited for controlled drift and float fishing. Short 7'6" spinning models in UL/MF cover light trout and panfish. The two-piece 10'6" and 11'4" models are travel-friendly for walk-in water.