Packabe fishing rods

[GBoyd]

GBoyd - do you have recommendations for telescoping rods? I completely agree with your logic. I've been fishing the alpine lakes out here for 20+ years. I find that I fish way less when carrying a multi-piece rod. For small water that you're not even sure holds fish, it rarely seems worth it to set everything up. With a pre-rigged telescopic it takes a couple seconds to open it and give it a cast.

Problem is, decent telescopic rods are really hard to find. Especially good ones. I'd try to build my own, but even finding telescopic blanks is hard. I'd found the perfect one a decade ago that had served me well but it finally broke in the Beartooths a couple summers ago.

Recommendations very much appreciated!


Unfortunately, I don't have that figured out. I've just bought the cheap stuff on Amazon. There's a trade-off: the super small and light setups don't fish that great and break easy. I go between wanting to stay lightweight and wanting to do better fishing. It depends on the trip, I guess.