Tenkara Rod 18-30FT Carbon Fiber Telescopic Travel Fishing Pole

Got the 30 ft, surprise at how light. It is a light weight tip so a large fish needs to be played out before landing. Very good quality.

Like this pole, pretty sturdy, sections expand and retract pretty well. Weight is noticeable but wvery manageable considering it is the longest selected model, 30ft.

how to assembly this long Rod ? there is no manual for tell how to do it in this mailed package, no reel, etc.

Trash. It literally broke in half the first fish i caught. Fish was only 4 inches long blue gill. I would not recommend

This is a pretty good Tankara rod. Be prepared that it ties to you line differently. It's light and fairly well made. You have to be careful while extending it by hand or else it will separate sections which cause you to put it all back together. I find it easy to carry and comfortable in the hand. A decent rod and a good way to get introduced to Tenkara style fishing.

This pole is light, packs well into the car or truck. It would be great to keep in an RV or dedicated fishing/hunting vehicle. The pole appears well made and functions well. It's every bit the advertised 15'. I like the way it feels and it's fun to fish with. My largest complaint is that there is no tip on the end of the pole in which to attach your line. There is a piece of thick string on the end that you tie on to. I don't care for this method. I will be removing this and adding an eyelet. At least the pole comes with a spare end rod. My other issue and this is slight, this pole is very thin. The handle is only 5/8" or so and the tip is very fine. Raising questions about it's durability. About 1/16". I will only use this to fish for smaller fish because there is no reel to set a drag or let a fish take line to wear it out. Set the hook and pull the fish out of the water. That's it. If you like this style of fishing, your after pan fish and the like and you don't mind or will replace the funky tie on, this pole is well worth the money.

I guess my expectations were a little high. I bought this thinking it was a standard fishing pole as advertised (or able to be made into one). In terms of size, it does collapse down fine to about 2 feet and extends to 15 feet, and the initial look of the carbon fiber is okay. But there's no reel shoe, nowhere to put a reel, and no way to install guides. The ease of installation for your line is terrible because the "tip" is pretty much just a string and it comes with no manual. But the real dealbreaker is the quality. The picture in the listing shows a guy lifting 1.5kg (which is about 3.3 lbs). I tried testing this claim by lifting a standard soda bottle to see how sturdy it was, and the rod quickly broke. The fit and finish clearly can't handle the advertised stress. That was a fun 20 minutes before it became garbage. Terrible value for money. I do not suggest buying this.

No reel? Fine. No leads? My fault for not reading everything. But a tiny wiggly tip with nowhere to attach a hook? Ma’am, how do you fish with a glorified car antenna? No problem, even for this amateur fisher“woman”. who LOVES learning new things. Time to enroll in YouTube University on how this thing works and how to use it before I get to my favorite fishing spot (with people watching!) Right there, I gave it one confident flick — ONE — and it telescoped out like it was calling aliens. Shot past my second-floor landing like a carbon-fiber javelin. Wish I’d filmed it. Then it refused to retract. One section stood its ground like a toddler refusing to leave the playground. Tried to reverse engineer it & let the sections soak up, what felt like, 1/2 of a can of WD-40 for 4 hours hoping to fix it. Instead ended up with some pieces permanently disassembled because some sections are permanently jammed, and one mystery accessory that looks like a pencil eraser with a fishing emblem. No clue what it’s for. Wanted to find out but who cares at this point? Now the rod is: • permanently jammed in some places • permanently disassembled in others • permanently useless • and permanently testing my patience No YouTube University needed — this rod dropped out before classes started. Do NOT recommend - at least if you want to use it past a single cast.