The ugly stik tiger is the best rod for under 60.00 out there. If you are after a monster cat, I would go with a war rod for about 110.00 that com in a R1(heavy) and R2(med/heavy) and a Tangling with Catfish Extreme(heavy) rod for about 90.00. They are beast rods and could bring in the next world record cat I believe. Everything about them scream quality! It depends what you want to put into it. A Tiger med/heavy rod will just about do the same for less. They have been around for a long time because of their reputation as great catfish rods.