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Any recommendations for travel rods?

adri4n

By adri4n
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Hi, I know I've been asking a lot of questions lately but I really value the advice I get here. I'm going back to Malaysia at the end of the year. Just wondering if anyone has a good recommendation for a travel rod? I've seen an interesting auction


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It seems like a good deal, especially if you are travelling, anyone have any experience with these or anyother travel rods? Initially I was looking at getting a telescopic one but I think a 3 piece or a 6ft 2 piece would probably be good if coupled with a hard case. Happy to hear what anyone has to say..

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polyphonic Newbie

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Ugly Stick make a nice travel rod. Mine is a 3 pice 6'0\" 2-4Kg It comes in a plastic travel case. (not very tough case.

This rod is a bit stiffer than the main Ugly Stick I use and its a great little rod for $60.

Comes in handy when travelling around the state with work.

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Pic's not to clear its about 75cm in the case or just the three pices are 65cm long

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Feral Newbie

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Alex has a Jarvis Walker telescopic he won at the Classic last year.

After I fixed it where he smacked it into a tree, it works great. Quite a respectable rod. Probably a similar length to Polyphonic's when closed up, not sure if it is 6 or 7' extended.

Originally came in a little plastic case with a reel and a bit of tackle. The reel was a bit dodgy so I picked up a Shimano XR2000 for about $20, works very well.

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adri4n Newbie

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Yeah I've seen some of the jarvis walker telescopic ones, They have a few different models though, not sure which one it is that you are talking about. how would a telescopic rod compare to a 3 piece rod? would it be vastly inferior? I've read some comments where people don't seem to rate telescopic rods very highly and recommend the 3 piece rods instead...

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adri4n wrote:

Yeah the plan is to go shopping when I'm back in malaysia, but to buy a travel rod when I'm there, so I'm kinda doing some research before I walk into the stores... B)

Sorry, I was preaching to the converted then :unsure: Maybe you could buy one on ebay from a seller there and then freak them out when you ask for \"pick up\" as the delivery method.:laugh:

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My dad has a couple of fast actioned graphite travel rods from Shakespeare. They are Agility travel rods.

One is a 5 piece 6'6\" spin stick that is great for bass, squire, flathead, etc on plastics. The other one is a 3 piece baitcast rod that he uses for mulloway, barra, etc.

Both come in hard cases with a shoulder strap & sell for less than one hundred dollars.

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Angus Rookie

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Mate it could also be worth using your rids you have now but get some cases.

Tania Costello from Aussie Wraps will custom make (for a very goos price) a rod or reel case for any model. She just needs the specs.

Give her a buzz on 3341 4080 or aussie_wrapps@hotmail.com

She will even put personalised logo's on them :)

Angus

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adri4n wrote:

Yeah, getting cases made for them would be a good idea as well I guess, I'll have a look into it and see how it works out. thanks for the tip, karma to you

Yeah well she does a good product. And although its another expense, its prob cheaper than than a new rod, and you get to use your preferred rod anyway.

Angus

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