Fiblink 4 Pieces Travel Spinning Rod Medium Carbon Spinning Fishing Rod Portable Fishing Rod

For the money this rod is awesome. It doesn't come with a hard case, just a bag, but it fit in my medium size luggage and that was perfect. I took this to mess around with lures on the beach in the US Virgin Islands. I paired this rod with a 4000 sized daiwa spinning reel with 30lb braid and had a blast with it. Caught a 33" snook 12-13lb snook in the surf and a nice horse eye jack and yellow jack. The medium heavy 7' 6" fast action had just the right amount of whip for casting and enough back bone to put pressure on the fish and reel them to the shore. Since these are very light, there is little weight penalty for bringing an extra. I plan on getting a second one to have as a spare next time I travel. I would not expect these to hold up as well as a $150 shimano with frequent use, but worked perfectly for me to travel with.

I was genuinely surprised at the quality and the feel of this inexpensive travel rod. It really did the job and it was a pleasure using it on my vacation. I’m accustomed to using top quality gear that generally cost at least 10 to 20 times the price of this rod, but this was a great little purchase.

purchased two of the 7' medium spinning rod 4-piece for travel for inshore kayak fishing in Florida. The four-piece breakdown is plenty light and small to fit into any standard sized carry-on luggage. The piece connections are tight and strong. The cork split grips were a welcome sight on such an inexpensive rod, as was the quality hook holder. The reel seat components seemed plenty sturdy too. The complaints I read about the tip section of the rod breaking may be valid as that section seems quite light; I've not tested it on a good fish yet so I may need to update this review after my trip. I paired the rods with a 3500 series Quantum Reliance (sealed) spinning reel; a great match in size/weight in my opinion.

The rod arrived quickly and for the most part appears to be a quality item. A nice finish to the rod and the pieces fit together beautifully. The reel seat rod thickness and general light weight give me some concerns about how robust it will prove to be. But in dry-land testing the rod appears to have a decent action and some decent backbone given the line rating, so I'm keen to get into some inshore saltwater fishing to fine out how it holds up. The The bag that comes with the rod is a little cheap and doesn't offer much protection, but serviceable enough to keep the pieces together and frankly I prefer the company skimps on the bag rather than the rod. I intend to get a piece of PVC water pipe to slip it all into before putting in my suitcase. I've paired the rod with my Daiwa BG4000 which looks a fraction big for it but it feels ok in the hand. I am looking forward to giving the rod a real test during a fishing trip later in a couple of weeks, and if the rod handles it well I'll be back to give it an extra star.Update: Have upped my score to 5 stars as the rod performed well on 3 - 4lb snapper and Kahawai (sea trout) as per the photo beside the rod and a Daiwa BG4000. The Kahawai had the rod almost doubled in half when he ran straight down close to the boat, but the rod held up ok. The rod performed fine with the drag on the reel set at 3.5lb. Unfortunately I didn't catch anything bigger to test how it would go if I needed to wind the drag up, I suspect it may not have the "guts" to stop a big snapper. But a great rod if you keep in mind its limitations and don't ask the impossible from it. I do note the "Fiblink" decal is already starting to peel off the rod.

The construction and esthetics of the rod look very good but it didn't live up to the look. I've got numerous rods with thousands of casts on them and this one didn't survive two outings. After it snapped on a cast, I snipped it near the second eyelet after it broke so I could continue fishing and it still worked but was nonetheless disappointing.Certainly, it's my travel rod for a random outing while I'm on a work trip, but I would expect it to survive the normal function of the rod, i.e. casting a 2 gram jig.I'll try to see if I can get a replacement tip, but I'm not very hopeful this won't be a continuing problem. I'll update the review once I see if the customer service is responsive.Update: So far, unresponsive towards warranty claim. Either buy the Amazon warranty or don't buy if you're expecting response from the manufacturer.

It seems there aren't many options for a good quality, inexpensive travel rod. I purchased this rod for a trip to the Boston area along with the 6'6" bait caster. I paired this with a Shimano Spheros reel and out an A.G. Black Max on the bait caster... both spooled with 30lb braid. While I feel the spinning rod was a little stiff for my tastes the bait caster was about perfect for up to around 1oz lures. I was very happy with both lures and caught numerous striped bass on my trip. I have no real complaints about either and would absolutely recommend them for inshore saltwater or freshwater fishing. They packed away nicely in the suitcase with the provided rod bags and weighed almost nothing (I carried my reels in my carry on bag). I've had inexpensive travel rods and most are crap. Buy these with confidence or be ready to shell out a bunch of cash for a St Croix or something that won't disappoint as a travel rod. I'd definitely buy again but I doubt I'll ever need to. They're pretty solid rods and I see myself using them for years to come if they're taken care of (rinsed after salt etc... which I always do).