"High end top quality piece" and ugly stick is like calling bologna a steak.
Shakespeare's products, at best, aspire to mediocrity, of which, it's premium rod, the ugly stick is mediocre at best when compared to a "high end top quality piece".
The ugly stick, you will note, does not come in, nor is rated for "action" (which requires some basic engineering). The rod blanks are simply parabolic is design which is old old technology.
This also makes them pretty good rods for certain applications - but they are far, far, far, away from what you are looking for - which is a long, med/hvy to heavy power - fast action rod for you ideal application.
HAVE A LOOK AT THIS ....
http://fish.shimano.com/publish/cont..._Spinning.html
That's the ticket ......