Telescopic combo
- Broomstick
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Re: Telescopic combo
Telescopic rods are pretty dodgy - get a 5 or 6 piece travel rod. I have a 5 piece nitro magnum butt that easily fits in a small backpack. It's 4-6kg, but they do a 2-4kg travel rod too. They are pricey new but they pop up second hand semi-regularly for around 200 bucks (that's what I paid for mine). There are cheaper 5 piece travel rods out there but I haven't tried them.
- hornet
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Re: Telescopic combo
I've never had much luck with telescopic rods, they all fall apart on me sooner or later, and I look after my gear !
If there is a top quality telescopic rod out there I would love to know about it !
If there is a top quality telescopic rod out there I would love to know about it !
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- mazman
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Re: Telescopic combo
Depending on what you are looking for have a look at the majorcraft benkei packing rods, majorcraft crostage packing rods, daiwa generation black travel rods and shimano raider travel series. For a something a bit different have a look at the pflueger transcendent range.
Hornet the only telescopic I know of that should be a reasonable quality is a palms molla.
Hornet the only telescopic I know of that should be a reasonable quality is a palms molla.
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Now you mention it Alex, I have two pfleuger trion transcendence's that I don't use - if you're interested, let me know.mazman wrote:Depending on what you are looking for have a look at the majorcraft benkei packing rods, majorcraft crostage packing rods, daiwa generation black travel rods and shimano raider travel series. For a something a bit different have a look at the pflueger transcendent range.
Hornet the only telescopic I know of that should be a reasonable quality is a palms molla.
- mingle
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Re: Telescopic combo
As others have mentioned - tele rods can be a bit dodgy, particularly in salt water - they will attract rust!
I suggest the Ugly Stick gold travel range. I have a couple; very well made, very tough.
Here's the range (no affiliation with the seller):
https://www.anglerswarehouse.com.au/pro ... l_rods_597
You should be able to find them cheaper than this - I paid $60 for the 6'6" spinning version.
Cheers,
Mike.
I suggest the Ugly Stick gold travel range. I have a couple; very well made, very tough.
Here's the range (no affiliation with the seller):
https://www.anglerswarehouse.com.au/pro ... l_rods_597
You should be able to find them cheaper than this - I paid $60 for the 6'6" spinning version.
Cheers,
Mike.
- hornet
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Re: Telescopic combo
Very nice rods but out of my price range I'm afraid, I stopped buying them and have settled for two piece rods.mazman wrote:Depending on what you are looking for have a look at the majorcraft benkei packing rods, majorcraft crostage packing rods, daiwa generation black travel rods and shimano raider travel series. For a something a bit different have a look at the pflueger transcendent range.
Hornet the only telescopic I know of that should be a reasonable quality is a palms molla.
I'm not a fan of back pack rods, since an episode on the Goulburn river with a tree piece rod.
Apparently it was a gut busting laugh a minute session watching me chase a section of rod going down stream in the current.
I did catch up with it but my waders gained 365 liters in the process.
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- mazman
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Re: Telescopic combo
I have lost a tip section of a flyrod walking through the bush to the river, took a while to find that one. Now I either travel with the rod assembled and rigged or keep it in the tube and rig up at the river. I use predominately 2 piece rods, with only my fly rods and a shakespeare slingshot bought quite a while ago being more than two piece. May get a travel rod at some point in the future and that will probably be one of the transcendents mentioned abovehornet wrote:Very nice rods but out of my price range I'm afraid, I stopped buying them and have settled for two piece rods.mazman wrote:Depending on what you are looking for have a look at the majorcraft benkei packing rods, majorcraft crostage packing rods, daiwa generation black travel rods and shimano raider travel series. For a something a bit different have a look at the pflueger transcendent range.
Hornet the only telescopic I know of that should be a reasonable quality is a palms molla.
I'm not a fan of back pack rods, since an episode on the Goulburn river with a tree piece rod.
Apparently it was a gut busting laugh a minute session watching me chase a section of rod going down stream in the current.
I did catch up with it but my waders gained 365 liters in the process.
Youtube channel:Hawkesy Fishing
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- Magikarp
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Re: Telescopic combo
I've been recently looking into similar combo telescopic rods for a few days and found a few daiwa rods that look good. Problem is you have to get them from japan or europe.
Japanese models I've found so far, google translate is not perfect.
http://www.daiwa.com/jp/fishing/item/ro ... index.html (Youtube review https://youtu.be/qn7ue7RKz0Y)
http://www.daiwa.com/jp/fishing/item/ro ... index.html
http://www.daiwa.com/jp/fishing/item/ro ... index.html
Euro models
http://www.daiwa.de/dw/en/daiwa_home/te ... rdrows2=10
I've been looking at the Mobile pack 705 TMLS and Crossbeat 804 TMLFS but I really want the case from the BBB haha. I found most of the ones I was looking for on ebay from japan at <$200 excluding the BBB.
Theres a few other brands but Daiwa is good enough for me to look no further. Not 100% on buying yet after seeing some suggestions here and probably have a look into them first.
Any thoughts on these rods would be great :cheers:
Japanese models I've found so far, google translate is not perfect.
http://www.daiwa.com/jp/fishing/item/ro ... index.html (Youtube review https://youtu.be/qn7ue7RKz0Y)
http://www.daiwa.com/jp/fishing/item/ro ... index.html
http://www.daiwa.com/jp/fishing/item/ro ... index.html
Euro models
http://www.daiwa.de/dw/en/daiwa_home/te ... rdrows2=10
I've been looking at the Mobile pack 705 TMLS and Crossbeat 804 TMLFS but I really want the case from the BBB haha. I found most of the ones I was looking for on ebay from japan at <$200 excluding the BBB.
Theres a few other brands but Daiwa is good enough for me to look no further. Not 100% on buying yet after seeing some suggestions here and probably have a look into them first.
Any thoughts on these rods would be great :cheers: