New light retractable travel rod

[MikeH]

Another good alternative that's not telescopic but multi-section, is the Rapala Baja Magnum series. I picked one up at Le Barons a while ago.

Unlike most other teles or travel rods they come in sizes from 7.5ft to 13.5ft and casting weights all the way up to 4-6 ozs. So this is a travel rod you can use for big stripers, carping or deadweighting a zig rig in moving current, beachcasting etc.

I went for the middle range 9.6ft as an alternative option to my 12ft tele. It's way heavier than the tele, but so far it has worked out really well for piers and larger rivers etc. It comes in a hard travel tube which fits into my larger case ok.