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Contender Spinning Rod

Saltwater spinning rods for surf, boat and inshore.

Contender spinning rods cover Shakespeare's saltwater range, with surf, boat, inshore, and general-purpose models built around extra-durable components.

The eight models span inshore through surf powers.

Series fingerprint
Power M–MH Action F–MF Length 6'6"–12' Lure — Line 12lb–25lb

Shaded band: the spread of the lineup's 8 models, as percentile rank among same-type rods. Solid line = series median · dashed ring = catalog median.

Models
8 spinning
Length
6'6"–12' 1.98–3.66 m
Power
M–MH
Action
F–MF
Line
6–25 lb

Rods in this series

8 models
Save Model Length Power Price
CONTSP662M 6'6" M Buy from Shakespeare
CONTSP702M 7' M Buy from Shakespeare
CONTSP701530 7' M Buy from Shakespeare
CONTSP762M 7'6" M Buy from Shakespeare
CONTSP802M 8' M Buy from Shakespeare
CONTSP902MH 9' MH Buy from Shakespeare
CONTSP102MH 10' MH Buy from Shakespeare
CONTSP122MH 12' MH Buy from Shakespeare
Specs as Shakespeare lists them, last verified . Report a spec error

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