ment ed ▁poly ester ▁res in ”, ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁covered ▁in ▁several ▁layers ▁of ▁t ape ▁to ▁hold ▁these ▁components ▁together ▁while ▁they ▁“ c ured ▁in ▁an ▁o ven ”. ▁The ▁t ape ▁was ▁then ▁removed ▁with ▁high ▁pressure ▁water ▁j ets . ▁U gly ▁St ik ▁ro ds ▁today ▁are ▁still ▁made ▁using ▁the ▁How ald ▁process , ▁but ▁materials ▁and ▁methods ▁have ▁been ▁twe aked ▁considering ▁the ▁changes ▁in ▁technology ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁The ▁modern ▁U gly ▁St ik ▁ro ds ▁can ▁be ▁bent ▁into ▁a ▁circle ▁without ▁sn apping , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁cred ited ▁to ▁the ▁How ald ▁process . ▁The ▁construction ▁process ▁of ▁U gly ▁St ik ▁ro ds ▁means ▁a ▁finished ▁product ▁that ▁is ▁st ur dy ▁and ▁st iff , ▁yet ▁flexible . ▁S ens itivity ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁U gly ▁St ik ’ s ▁success , ▁as ▁newer ▁models ▁are ▁also ▁built ▁using ▁graph ite ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁fi berg lass ▁wra ps . ▁While ▁the ▁fi ber ▁glass ▁provides ▁the ▁strength ▁and ▁st iff ness ▁that ▁fish ing ▁dem ands , ▁the ▁graph ite ▁provides ▁sens itivity . ▁ ▁U gly ▁St ik ▁got ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁" ug ly " ▁appearance ▁of ▁their ▁first ▁ro ds . ▁The ▁first ▁U gly ▁St ik ▁ro ds ▁were ▁very ▁large , ▁featured ▁metal ▁handles , ▁the ▁graph ite ▁color ▁showed ▁through ▁the ▁blank , ▁and ▁the ▁wra ps ▁were ▁black ▁with ▁white ▁p