Rigged & Ready X Series Travel Fishing Rods. 6 Super Compact, Multi-Functional, Portable, Spin, Bass, Carp, Lure, Float, Fly Combos + Poles. 4 or 6 Tips & 5 to 25 Techniques Freshwater & Saltwater

Those of us who must take a plane to get to a great fishing spot need a well-made and versatile travel rod. This one did not disappoint on a recent trip to Florida. Paired with a Daiwa BG 3000, I caught a nice 3' blacktip shark, and the rod performed beautifully. The manufacturer provides a nice guarantee and extras to make sure you don't go home disappointed. Update: several trips later, the rod still performs well catching specks and other inshore and surf species.

I purchased this rod to bring with me on vacation, and it proved to be the right decision. The rod performed beautifully and was used almost every day for a month straight. Quite a few fish were successfully landed as well, and the rod casted 1 1/2 oz setups with no issue. One thing I did notice was that after continuously casting, I would have to tighten the blank a bit. This is understandable though as I was mainly fishing whipping style with heavier setups. Another thing to note, the case that the rod comes in is very well made as well! As I fastened the case to the outside of my backpack, it unfortunately took a bit of a beating on some of the hikes to the water. Both the case and the rod have remained undamaged though, which is quite impressive.

Pole is great reels are kinda junk for real fishing wear out fast but I recommend it , take it everywhere

I needed a good travel fishing setup for a trip out to Wyoming and this did not disappoint! First, the rod is great, it packs down easy and can really be dialed in for the type of fishing you want to do. First catch on it was a 2lb rainbow trout on the spinning set up, then tried my hand at fly fishing and had fun pulling in little creek chubs. The reels are ok for the total cost, but I may switch in my own spinning reel down the road. Overall, I can't complain at all, no regret with this purchase.

The media could not be loaded. Was really excited to receive this in the mail as I was getting really into fishing this season. But upon opening the package, I was immediately disappointed. Amidst all the branding of being "designed in the Lake District", the rod is very much a Made in China product. It would not have been a disappointment if they had not made such a big deal on their marketing about being a UK product.Then comes the mess of parts. There are no instructions included. To find any form of instructions on which blank connects to another to form a rod combo, you have to go online to squint at an image to figure that out. NOTE: There are far fewer practical rod combinations than the advertised 25 combos (what good is a 3' H rod?)Further confusing is that there are no clear instructions on the power and lure limits of each "rod". Both of which would be quite important information to know as casting weights exceeding what the rod is meant for, risks breaking the rod.On to the specific package that I received, there were a few defects in the product.1. The butt end extension would not fit into the butt, the only piece that is meant for it to fit on. The internal fit is completely different diameter than the butt end.2. At least 2 guides came chipped and / or bent.Putting the pieces together was far more cumbersome than practical. The most "usable" 9' combo actually weighs significantly heavier than even the Ugly Stick Elite 9', and that is a beater rod.Really want to like the concept of a one-rod to do it all but this rebranded AliExpress package is going back.

I really liked this fishing rod. The fact that I can break it down and take it anywhere is great. It casts and reels nicely and was a really versatile fishing rod.Unfortunately the rod is less than 1 year old and yesterday one of the pieces cracked while casting. I heard a noise when I cast but had no idea what it was at the time. A few minutes later when I went to reel in the rod folded over about mid way through one of the sections. As you can see in the product pictures the rod comes in 5 pieces and comes with 3 different tips but unfortunately the piece that cracked was the one below the tip as you can see in the picture I uploaded.I am hoping I will be able to get some kind of replacement part so that I can keep using it because I really enjoyed using it.

I travel from Boston to Seattle regularly for work. As an avid angler, it is outright shameful to find yourself in one of the most pristine fishing locations 4-6 times a year without a rod. The problem, of course, has always been traveling with all that extra equipment.If this were a vacation I'd have no trouble traveling with the extra baggage, but when you're traveling for work, on an expense account, it turns out fishing equipment doesn't qualify as "necessary equipment" (side note, we should be advocating for fishing at every major accounting school so we can eventually correct this horrific notion).After reading about the backstory of the X5's creator, and his similar frustration trying to find a "travel" rod that could actually meet Carry-On size restriction, I decided I would give it a try myself. And boy did this not disappoint! The rod not only fit into my carry-on but left plenty of room for reels, tackle, flies, etc.More importantly, the rod performs wonderfully. I've used it for both spinning and fly fishing and as you might expect, having a pretty strong backbone, it's sweet spot is spinning. That said, it made an excellent fly rod as well. Paired with a 6wt, I was able to effortlessly lay dry flies with on a stream as well as haul streamers with ease.My only issue was the lack of documentation. A one-sheeter describing each tip and how/when to use them would have been really helpful. I was able to find everything online but I shouldn't have had to search for it.