anyfish anywhere 12' 6" Bass PRO MK1 surf rod

Overview

The Anyfish Anywhere Bass PRO MK1 12'6" is a light shore/beach surf rod designed to deliver genuine beach-casting performance in a slimmer, more mobile package than a traditional bass rod.

Built on a slim, lightweight carbon blank, it measures 12'6" (approx. 3.81m) and weighs around 650g. The 22mm parallel butt keeps bulk out of the hand, while the blank tapers down to a 3.5mm tip designed for responsive bite detection.

The rod is finished with Fuji BCMNAG grey Alconite guides (9 plus the tip), a sliding Fuji screw winch reel seat with matching grey hoods, a slim shrink-tube handle, and black whippings with metallic red tippings for a smart, understated PRO-series look.

Perfect For

Despite the "Bass PRO" name, published information on the MK1 describes a genuinely versatile shore rod suited to beaches, estuaries, rock ledges and rock hopping. It's been used for pollack fishing, bass fishing with larger lures, ledgering soft baits and casting clipped bait rigs.

It's also described as capable for surf bass fishing, rock-ledging for wrasse and pollack, and beach fishing for hounds, rays, plaice and bream. Testers using the rod have reportedly landed double-figure conger, undulate ray, small-eyed ray and smoothhound across locations including the North East, Isle of Wight and South Wales, giving a useful indication of the rod's real-world capability beyond a simple bass setup.

Technical Insight

The slim 22mm parallel butt and fine 3.5mm tip combine to keep the blank light in the hand while still transmitting fast, responsive feedback from the business end - useful for picking up subtle bites on bait rigs. The Fuji BCMNAG Alconite guide set (9 guides plus tip) is a well-corroborated, quality specification found across the Bass PRO MK1's detailed listings.

Crucially, the rod is universally rung, meaning the guide configuration and sliding Fuji screw winch reel seat are set up to work with either a fixed-spool or a multiplier reel. The sliding reel seat also lets anglers fine-tune reel position on the butt rather than being locked into a single fixed location, which can help with balance depending on the reel used.