ultralight backcountry rod

[ShakeDown]

I paired my first set up with a Daiwa Legalis reel and had that with me in college. Caught hundreds of river smallmouth on that set up and never thought I was sacrificing backbone or sensitivity. Everything from smallmouth to 35 inch northerns on a medium light rod and it handled everything. Came home and bought two more

Yes sir!

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Shimano reels or bust.

I’ve found with some of those multi piece rods using just a bit of electrical tape to hold the sections in place works well, most rods I’ve broken were because sections came loose but not all the way undone then a fight with a fish broke it.

 

[ShakeDown]

Shimano reels or bust.

I’ve found with some of those multi piece rods using just a bit of electrical tape to hold the sections in place works well, most rods I’ve broken were because sections came loose but not all the way undone then a fight with a fish broke it.

I was team Shimano as well until recently. I have several Stradics and a Ci4. For the money can’t beat some of these Diawa reels, especially for freshwater use.

 

[Dust Rider]

I've had really bad luck with eagle claw travel rods. They seem to break at a harsh word.

Me too. Bought and broke three or four of these. Went Tenkara 4 years ago, fun way to fish mountain creeks and lakes

 

[Hunt_Jefferson]

I'm jumping on the Tenkara bandwagon as well. I got a Tenkara USA Hane for Christmas and cant wait to use it. I also build a 10oz fly kit to live in my pack with the rod - based on an old bino harness and a small water-resistant pouch to make a chest harness, it holds a box of flies, a spool of tippet, a spool of level line, floatant, and a combo nipper/knot tier tool.

Hane SPECS:
Weight: 3.5 oz (100 g);
Closed length:15" (38cm)
Open lengths: 10'10" (330cm)*
Handle length:8" (20.5cm)
Segments: 12

 

[Marmots]

I'm jumping on the Tenkara bandwagon as well. I got a Tenkara USA Hane for Christmas and cant wait to use it. I also build a 10oz fly kit to live in my pack with the rod - based on an old bino harness and a small water-resistant pouch to make a chest harness, it holds a box of flies, a spool of tippet, a spool of level line, floatant, and a combo nipper/knot tier tool.

Hane SPECS:
Weight: 3.5 oz (100 g);
Closed length:15" (38cm)
Open lengths: 10'10" (330cm)*
Handle length:8" (20.5cm)
Segments: 12

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Hanging the kit off of a bino harness is really, really clever. I'm definitely going to copy that.

 

[Rob5589]

I'm jumping on the Tenkara bandwagon as well. I got a Tenkara USA Hane for Christmas and cant wait to use it. I also build a 10oz fly kit to live in my pack with the rod - based on an old bino harness and a small water-resistant pouch to make a chest harness, it holds a box of flies, a spool of tippet, a spool of level line, floatant, and a combo nipper/knot tier tool.

Hane SPECS:
Weight: 3.5 oz (100 g);
Closed length:15" (38cm)
Open lengths: 10'10" (330cm)*
Handle length:8" (20.5cm)
Segments: 12

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Slick!