Does Ugly Stik fishing tackle & gear have PFAS?
Ugly Stik fishing tackle & gear averages 85 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 7 Ugly Stik fishing tackle & gear products graded as of October 2026, above the 76 out of 100 median for the 15 other fishing tackle & gear brands graded alongside it.
Ugly Stik fishing tackle & gear averages Excellent on our four-band scale. 7 of the 7 we graded are worth buying. That is above 77% of the fishing tackle & gear brands we grade.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
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The same question, asked of the other fishing tackle & gear brands
Best average grade first. Ugly Stik averages 85.
See every Ugly Stik product we grade on the Ugly Stik brand page, or the full fishing tackle & gear ranking.