Telescoping fly rod?

[William Hea]

Hey all,

I'm curious if you've found a good telescoping fly rod or if there's a blank (i.e., Tenkara) you would recommend to convert into a fly rod? One of the reasons I don't fish more often is that I don't have a car and it's a pain in the butt to carry a rod tube everywhere. Interested in something more commuter backpack friendly but would also allow me to practice my casts.

If there's not a good option, I'd like to take a crack at making one out of something else.

-Will

[tperkins]

I don't have a car either, but with my bike I've never had an issue with either a 4 piece rod tube on my backpack or strapped a rear rack. When I fish the canal for carp, i simply strap the rod to the side of the rack, and my net on top. Works great. Photo attached. 

 Several rod companies makes 5-8 piece rods that can fit inside your back pack. But I've never had an issue with a 4 piece rod biking or walking through the city. So rather than buying a new rod, look at some either fishing specific backpacks that have rod holders or day packs that have water bottle holders on the outside. You'll want one that has a strap about the water bottle holder that can secure the rod tube. 

[Lane Thurgood]

Will,

In my 50s now, I haven't seen a telescopic fly rod in well over 30 years.  They were awful.  My first fly rod was a telescopic fly rod I found in my grandfather's garage.  It was terrible.  Wish I still had it mind you, as a curiosity, but it's long gone.

I have three 5-piece rods that easily fit inside a backpack.  Though as stated above, I also use the water bottle holder and strap on a backpack for my 4-piece rods.

On Monday, November 12, 2018 at 10:53:55 AM UTC-5, William Hea wrote:

[chad tokowicz]

Will,

Check out this Reyr fly rods. They are new and designed to be packable. 

They seem cool!

Sent from my iPhone

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[TAEHWAN KIM]

Will,

Check this one out.

I bought one from this site and It took about two weeks to get here. I bought it for brookies but haven't try yet.

 

www.aliexpress.com/item/RoseWood-6-6-5-Section-Mini-Telescopic-Fly-Rod-Fiberglass-Line-Wt-3 

 

 

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[ALarge]

I travel to new places across the country a lot for work. I was sick of sitting in a hotel room down the street from decent looking water, kicking myself for not bringing a rod. So, I went and bought a Redington Wayfarerer (discontinued) 7-piece rod for cheap and now I take it EVERYWHERE with me. It breaks down to ~14" sections, or so, which is small enough to pack into any carry on. Shown here next to a 9' 4-piece rod tube. Highly recommend having something similar for travelling for work.  

 

 

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[robert mills]

I travel for work and in one trip started in the Bermuda and finished (after going through Portland and Victoria BC in trout season) in Kitimiat BC during a steelhead run. My solution is to just always throw two decent 4 piece rods in a multi rod tube and travel with them. Typically I travel with a 5wt and an 8 or 9wt. I try to predict my travels as well, for example I'm headed out on a work trip that will start in San Juan and end in Nassau, so this trip I'm just bringing a 8wt for bones and a 9/10 for everything else. I also bring my good reels, you never know what you'll see, my last trip I was sent somewhere with GTs and hooked into one, and was glad I had a good rod and reel despite loosing the fish. Lastly I carry my rod tube and put all my other gear in my carry on, never below.


If you are looking for a commuter rod, I have a 4 piece 7'6 3wt reddington hydrogen that packs tiny (I keep it in a backseat storage area in my tacoma) and is a blast to cast, pairs well with a reddington zero 2/3, and I used to throw a tenkara rod in my nathan's running pack when I went on longer runs in rock creek park.


One of my big concerns with the reyr rods is that everything is internal, seems like a lot of friction, and what do you do to reline the thing? I swap lines so frequently that it'd be a PITA to messenger a line through the rod all the time.

On Monday, November 12, 2018 at 10:53:55 AM UTC-5, William Hea wrote:

[William Hea]

Thanks, all! Sounds like travel rods are the way to go. I'm going to mull it over as we hit sale season.

On Monday, November 12, 2018 at 10:53:55 AM UTC-5, William Hea wrote:

[Jason Boccaccio]

Echo Trip 8-piece rods in 5, 6 and 8 weights are really nice and pack extra small.  With 8 sections they are a bit heavy, but they get the job done.

[robert mills]

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by travel rod, but any ~9ft 4 piece rod (kinda the industry standard these days) will do fine in the overhead of a plane, as a commuter rod to keep in a backpack you may want a lighter 6 piece, or a sub 8ft 4 piece rod, or even look into a tenkara or keiryu rod. 

I will say this, I had a 6 piece travel 8 weight for a long time from a reputable builder, I bought spare tip section like they were going out of style and I broke that rod so often I eventually threw it in the trash. I don't think most 6 piece + rods are all that durable, and they are a pain to setup and keep the line guides aligned.

On Friday, November 16, 2018 at 1:52:21 PM UTC-5, William Hea wrote:

[ALarge]

Hope this doesn't break any group rules, but this is a good deal for a travel rod with 23" sections. I've got the same rod in 7-piece and it travels everywhere with me: https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/spo/d/redington-wayfarer-fly/6760648111.html

Disclaimer: It is not my Craigslist ad, nor do I know whose it is. Simply alerting those whose interest was piqued by this thread.

[Carl Z.]

I don't really like rods with more than 5 pieces.  There are too many ferrules to loosen up and more parts to loose.  

If i really needed a packable small stream rod, I would shop the Japanese sites. https://www.bluedun.net

Use google translate.  Shipping ends up being ~$35 but it gets here faster than from many US based stores.

But these are usually under 8' and 4wt or less.  

Carl

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