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Hello fellow anglers, I’m happy to report I took delivery of a travel rod from oversea I like to share. I’m not trying to sell any rod or doing a full review just share what I think, so please read with discretion!
Searching high and low on travel ( telescopic to be exact) rods on CDC turned up very few discussions if any at all, so I thought I open up one here…hope it’s appropriate. As you all may have read that I’m from Las Vegas…the thought of finding good fishing water is a “sin” in itself, no pun intended. Over the years since I’ve moved out here I’ve had to drive back either to So Cal., Utah, or Arizona just to name a few places in order to chase bigger fishes like stripped bass from silver lake, San Bernardino or Redear sunfish from lake Havasu. I brought my 2-pc rods just fine during these trips. This year I’ve decided to start looking into flying in to my destination of choice and therefore the thought of owning a travel rod crossed my mind.
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YouTube has lots of reviews on travel rods but most are of the Chinese brands off of Amazon that I think not worth my time nor consideration so I decided on a JDm model. This Nissin telescope rod rated ML good for 4-12 lb mono and lures from 3-21 grams…just what I wanted for multiple species chasing ( lake or pier). Here’s a few pictures of what I’ve caught so far. Hope you like the read and chime in…!
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Nice looking setup. Thanks for your initial impressions. Please keep up with updates.
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BobC, sure will.Originally Posted by BobC
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Here’s the rod spec if anyone interested to see. Also like to add that some Japanese travel rods are extremely expensive…just search Shimano poison Ultima 5pc! This model here is ‘low end price’ compare to that. And according to Nissin website (in Japanese) it’s carbon content is 89%…making this rod a little sturdier for its intended use, since I’m always wondering how brittle are 100% carbon rods.
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Congrats on the new rod. I’ve never had a need for a travel rod…..but have read a lot about the type you have. I noticed Plat just announced one from Varivas they just got in stock…..and as you say the prices can get high on them. This Varivas Morris Graphite Works model sells for 600 bucks.
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Thanks for chiming in Randy! Hearing from somewhat makes me feel it’s the seal of approval considering your expertise in JDM rod, however I’ve purchased it base on the fact that this 7’ closed to a mare 18” that will go into a very small carryon (no checking in necessary) bags and good enough quality (made in Japan) to hopefully last several trips around this land I called US of A during future vacations. I also like to think it’s one very few telescopics out there that actually can handle finesse lures. Cheers!Congrats on the new rod. I’ve never had a need for a travel rod…..but have read a lot about the type you have. I noticed Plat just announced one from Varivas they just got in stock…..and as you say the prices can get high on them. This Varivas Morris Graphite Works model sells for 600 bucks.
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Nissin makes some fine rods no doubt. Be interested to hear how it does on different specie of fish.
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I’ve had a few of these and I loved every single one of them
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Rods like that are the cat's meow when someone needs compact. If I were to buy one, I would certainly look through the JDM offerings, they make high quality.
I also note that the most persnickety bunch of anglers -- fly fishermen -- routinely use multi-piece rods. So, I guess that means rod builders have figured out how to provide good action with multiple junctions.
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Bill
