I have a 9 feet and a 6 feet one from the same company. I love it with the sougayilang colored braided thread and it is soooooo smooth! I have only pier fished so far but I am not disappointed. Only issue for me is packing it up since I keep my line connected at the top.

Wow just seeing this out of the box kzread.infoUgkxQr1yd4Zc6qJF-scTB6Zb9dQbVpviuRxB recommend I have yet to fish with this set up, but based on the first hands on appeal, I can tell this is going to change the way i pack and carry to a whole new level. If you fish like i do, you know the smaller and less stuff the better. I’ve added a photo of just some of my gear so you can see how serious i am about fishing.

I've got several of these rods. Of the five or so that I've bought the last few years I've only broken one during the hookset on a large bass. I used the butt portion to make a repair on it lol. I use them mostly for smaller fish like pan fish trout and bass. I don't think they'd hold up to bigger salt water fish. I really like them for their portability. I keep a couple in my vehicle with a waist back of tackle to stop and fish whenever I want. They are pretty decent for that. They are not great rods in and of themselves, but the portability aspect is nice. Thanks for the great vid!

I bought this rod off Amazon as well and I took it to Rhode Island in my suitcase and it held up well through the flight and in Rhode Island I landed a Black Sea bass, a flounder and a ton or porgy and the rod held up great

@copw5

3 жыл бұрын

what length?

i have 2 of these, and have customized one of them. The bottom eye is a bit big for the reel line wrapping, so after following ish with fish's review, i cut off the bottom eye and added rod wraps to the handle and added counter weight inside of the rod by removing the bottom cap and inserting egg weights. It is now balanced and works awesome! it is also sold under the kastking blackhawk name.

I have a few of these in lighter styles and love them. They are the same company who makes Kast Kings travel rod

I've had an amazing experience, sometimes on trips I bring it with me in a bag 24-7

I have a 8ft one. Server me really good so far, really easy to carry around.

I've had a 12-foot D.A.M telescopic rod for about 20 years still catching with it I love using it

@HeySkipper

4 жыл бұрын

Nice!! I would like to see that thing

We used them a lot in Germany when I was a kid. Very portable and long enough for a good hook set at a distance with light line, shy bite floats and natural(bread, nightcrawlers, maggots)baits. We never used these for casting with lures. Some people there use the bigger multi purpose ones for bottom fishing tho.

I'm always carrying two of these in my car. I travel alot and they are good to do some quick fishing. Quite strong aswel... I won't complain.

I bought one couple months ago, put it in the trunk of my car in case sometimes I feel like fishing but didn't bring my gear with me. so far works pretty well. the first one I ordered the connection ring broke and I return it, after that they send me a new one for free. pretty good customer service there.

Yea it's true because every video you make you gives a good description of what you use while you're fishing

telescope rods are awesome and they are heavy duty too, i have caught a lot of fish on such rods and they are really useful if you pick the right one

@pepe-nf9jy

3 жыл бұрын

Whats the righr one boss?

Got one myself. LOVE IT. I live on the west coast in the SF Bay Area. I've caught perch and small shark from the beach, and have even caught dungeness using snares. I've got it paired w/ a Penn Fierce 6000. Great inexpensive combo, perfect to keep in the trunk for any impromptu fishing trips.

@HeySkipper

7 жыл бұрын

+Andre Sibayan yes exactly! Nothing fancy but it gets the job done, and doesn't take up hardly any space

@DEEYAREE

7 жыл бұрын

Def better for bait fishing than throwing top water...BUT I was amazed to land a medium sized rockfish on a swimbait (w/ a 1/2 oz jighead), rather high off some rocks last weekend. @ishwithfish has a pretty extensive review and handy mods to make the rod even better. Going to perform surgery and mod my BLACKHAWK soon w/ those tips. Keep up the great vids!

i actually bought the 5'6" version of this pole, the smallest version ($25) i believe, and i love it, ive caught some decent sized kelp bass and pacific mackarel.

I own two of those telescopic rods and I find they are not sensitive to feel the fish eating my bait. Yes indeed it is not a lure or top-water rod, slow action and rigid. I think they are more suitable for catching carp or catfish with baits.

I had one of those rods i love it caught my bigest snook on it n my bigest tarpon on it tooo great rod My snook was 50inch The tarpon was 48inch

yes, I have one but little shorter. works fine and really like mine. 6.6 long. good for backpacking. with open spinner.

when lure fishing i tie on a small strong snap-swivel then i can switch out lures in a couple of seconds also there's less twist in your line & you do not loose lures through bad knots...

I have the kastking version and it's my main lure rod I go to. My rod is the 7ft one and hooked a 28" rock with no issues

I grew up in Italy, lived there for over 20 years, and only used and owned telescopic fish rods, they are so easy to transport, you can get them ready the night before and put the hook on one of the rings and put it in your bag ready to fish without having to go thru the mounting everything before fishing. The rod being more sensitive and softer i think works better to me.

I carry a light action telescoping glass rod that works well for 1/16 - 1/4oz. lures for most freshwater fishing when I can't bring a regular rod. Works okay with jerk baits but it's best with chuck and wind tackle.

This is gonna be really help full because i ride my bike alot

@HeySkipper

7 жыл бұрын

+Menton mountan this would be great for travel, definitely. Cool that you can ride to your fishing spot!

I have the 7'6" option and had it out the past couple of weekends. The shorter rod seems to handle lures pretty well. I also did the Ish with Fish(youtuber if you haven't heard of him) modification. Makes casting feel much better without that weird front metal decoration. Although I only have a Penn Battle ll 2000 on it and bank fish for freshwater stuff. I really like the travel size of it.

I had a 7ft one, same one from Amazon. It felt ok for the money. I broke it when I turned sideways pulling on a snag. More my fault than the rod.

@HeySkipper

7 жыл бұрын

+Larry A oh man. Well that wouldn't happen with an ugly stick that's for sure😂

I have the 11 foot one with a penn battle 2 8000 and it works like a charm for surf casting

i bought this $10 from amazon for my FL trip earlier this year. I use it for striper fishing. i got 240cm and 360cm. I love it. I got one for freshwater fishing too, the kastking telescopic. these things are great for the money.. if it breaks, i got another 20 bucks to by two more lol

@hsalamh

6 жыл бұрын

Richard Ilog which is best the length 240 or 300 or 360 cm?

I bought a few of those telescoping fishing rods and they work Wonderful

I used rods like this before in Belize and hooked up on some nice bar jack and jack crevale

I have 2 a lite and med action that are over 40 years old. I still use them

I have that rod. Does really good. Should try their reels. Great value for the money. The reels are buttery smooth and well built.

I always see this rod on amazon. Great review and even greater video! Keep up the good content.

@HeySkipper

7 жыл бұрын

+Connor McLean 👍 yes. Glad to share:)

@niccastleberg4951

7 жыл бұрын

Connor McLean I

got this rod off ebay for 25$ its called the kastking blackhawk, and its really good actually and deffinetly worth the money

@HeySkipper

7 жыл бұрын

+Yousef Taha oh, so kast king makes it too??

@davidlee5214

7 жыл бұрын

Yousef Taha It was named Kastking bro! But I don't know why now they use the name sougolyang on amazon. These are chinese rod with american standard. Well buit and name kastking will sell better than sougiliang name

@rust8663

7 жыл бұрын

try kastking ranger, its good for jigging and bait

@julianstolz3987

7 жыл бұрын

CastKing makes good kit.

@TheMasterCaster

7 жыл бұрын

Julian Stolz yeah kastking has good stuff

I've had several telescopic rods they're awesome. I have one in both vehicles along with some basic tackle, in my camping backpack. You can fish anytime you're near any body of water. Cheers man. Take care duder.

While I was stationed in Japan, telescopic rods are primarily what is used over there. I loved them because they collapsed to such a convenient size. The major issue I had with them was after so much use and not enough maintenance cleaning some segments would get stuck and I ended up breaking multiple rods of various sizes just trying to force it to slide down again.

@andymetternich7453

6 жыл бұрын

Angel Of Noxus I remember people fishing with those on the pier in Okinawa. For some striped fish with tiny balls of some mystery bait. We were told to keep our interaction with the locals to an absolute minimum, so I didn't ask😎

I keep an Eagle Claw telescoping rod in my luggage whenever I travel. I've caught plenty of fish with it. Telescoping rods are designed to be easy to travel with. I would buy it again.

I have used a smaller combo by same company . really good for bait

We get telescopic rods in New Zealand heaps, I have all kinds of sizes of them and I love them!

I'm getting the kast king Black Hawk 2 collapseable casting rod

I have a Plusinno 2.1 meter, and a Magreel, and I love them both. My only complaint is that they tend to run kind of stiff. Thinking of buying a 10 ft Magreel for surf fishing here in SoCal

Ive got a 9ft telescopic Daiwa Ninja X that works great. Well balaced and light made for casting between 15G and 60G

I have two kastking blackhawks one I use for freshwater and the other fir saltwater, I've caught some nice largemouth bass up to 5lbs and smallmouth up to 4lbs and walleye up to 7lbs and it worked great

I got the 9ft10 pair it with a 4000 reel 20pound braided... I surf with tha rod throwing lure 1oz and under.... Easy 80 to 100 yard... Not bad for 35 buck rod

lol awesome video. I enjoy using telescopic rods mostly because i grew up using them. just got back from a fishing trip after a super long day XD managed to catch some good fish but im so keen on getting a good rest now haha

I have two in my arsenal. They work well. No problems at all.

I LOVE me telescopic rod. It's just about the only rod I use. I have a 2 seater car, so it's perfect to put in a back back. My telescopic is not floppy at all. It's so firm, it makes every fish feel huge. The best part of a telescopic rod is it allows you to go fishing even when you aren't planning on it because the rod stays in my car 24/7.

@HeySkipper

7 жыл бұрын

+Justin Gelsinger perfect. Exactly what I do with this one.

I have the same rod but the 7 foot version. It's good for catching small fish with lures. I was fishing scup and this thing would not cast far at all. It's a good backup rod to keep in a bag.

@HeySkipper

7 жыл бұрын

+Kenny Chea agreed

I got a 2.4 meter version of the same rod from Wish ($30 including 7 day shipping). So far it has been impressive.

Digging that Reboot tattoo 👌 Gunna check this out. Wondered about telescopic rods. Now I know!

I caught a 11 lb flathead catfish with mine. I only had 8 lb test. I caught it while I was bluegill bait fishing when I was pulling the bait in a big flathead went after the bait lol.

I used to have an old Diawa pack rod that came in a small case with a matching reel. I used to take that with me everywhere. P. S. Your old lady is adorable 😉

I have 3 of these as traveling rods in my car at all times... I found the main issue with them is the guides are poorly built. The plastic ring has fallen out on many of the guides exposing the metal ring to the line. The glue and thread has also broken on many of the guides and I have had to fix them in the field with mixed results.

I'm happy you made this video cus I saw this rode on amazon too and wanted to get it. I might get it now. Thanks!

@HeySkipper

7 жыл бұрын

+yingfing thao it's a fun rod. We got a link below if you want to get one:)

@YING7777

7 жыл бұрын

Senko Skipper yeah I'm going to get it soon, maybe sometime next week when I get paid.

@HeySkipper

7 жыл бұрын

+yingfing thao 👍 let me know if you like it!

Yeah I definitely need to get a telescopic rod! Would help so much

@HeySkipper

7 жыл бұрын

+TheMasterCasters they are a lot of fun

I just bought two of these for an upcoming trip! My expectations are moderately low but I’m not really planning to use a lot of top water lures. Guess what I’m planning on using for bait? Salty squid! 👍🏼👍🏼

this rod is a beast. i take it with me at all times!

I had a few but not quite so long try a shorter one for lures youll like it

ive landed 40+ pound catfish on the 11.8 foot version of this rod

Just ordered the salty squid today! Im excited because my gf's dad is coming and we want to catch some fish

I had one and I actually played with it like a light saber more than actually fishing with it

Try the caperlan fishing rod there are two types the fresh water kit and the sea water kit it comes with diffrent baits and its a telescopic

Thanks for the review. I was thinking of getting one just to keep in the trunk, most of my rods are 1 piece and can't fit in the trunk.

@HeySkipper

6 жыл бұрын

+Raymond Andrews get a 2 or 3 piece so that you can break them down! There are some good ones out there.

Push n pull gently each section of rod by slightly twisting to secure tightly or loosening it. Never ever flip the section out forcedly. You'll damage the rings. Good carbon rod is strong enough to take a hard fighting 6 kg snakehead which fought stronger than pike. I owned 22 Tele rods of different lengths. Only 4 were damaged.Just bought 3 new ones, last week( upgrade). I got 32 rods in my room !

hey senso skipper when we went to fish shopping and I saw a 20 foot long needle fish and 17 foot long needle fish

i have a plasino telescopic fishing rod ans its vary similar and ive cought stingrays with it great ros

I have the same rod but it’s for steel head and trout I catch carp with it too

I own a small teloscopic rod for trout and it does the job well.

How about a strength test on the Instant Fisherman 2. Great series. Thanks for your time and effort in making this video.

looks like a KastKing Telescopic Travel Spinning Rod Carbon Fiber lol but they good rods well one i got is had pike to 15lbs on it no problems on spinner and plugs

I have the same one but 11ft and the quality is excellent, carbon fiber, feels great. I have it paired with a Shimano Soccoro 8000. Love it...so far.

@HeySkipper

7 жыл бұрын

+DarkSagan wow I want to try the 11 foot!

Not sure about that model but the last 2 of 3 collapsible rods I bought were snapped on medium + drag by larger Spanish. They are super wobbly and bad with lures, and pulling fish up on piers (Rip number 3). That being said I enjoyed them on the kayak and with sibiki rigs/bait fishing. The length makes for long casts. Also fun if you want to catch small reef fish on light packing vacation but bested by modified children's rod reel combos. I like having one in the arsenal but if you want to blow 20 dollars on a rod that you won't need after a week just go to Walmart while on vacation and give the rod to a homeless person before you fly home.

Thanks for the vid brah. Lol wanted to see that thing preform. I know Ish uses them but i wanted multiple feed back

being I'm a fly fisher I'd be comfortable with a 9' rod. I bought a telescopic to use my Deeper Fish Finder. It's the size of a bobber for those not familiar. I can stick this on my sling bag find the fish and then rock out the fly rod!

Ahhh senkoskipper! I literally just brought this earlier this week and haven't tried it yet. So glad to get a video from you about it!

@HeySkipper

7 жыл бұрын

+itzregan yes! What are you planning to fish for with it?

@itzregan

7 жыл бұрын

Probably going to use bunker chunks on a fish finder rig, so glad to hear that it at least handles bait well. Hoping to hit some stripers, blues, and maybe sharks!

I have 3 of them in different sizes, 1 for fresh water, 1 for the river and the longest for the bay

Your a true inspiration even though you have one leg you keep going

@lovreorlovic3632

3 жыл бұрын

Wdym, he has 2 legs

My first rod was a telescopic chinese rod, it worked like once and then the reel broke, but even the rod itself was falling apart, the metal collar that the eyelets were secured to just detached from their rod piece when it collapsed so you had to spend a few minutes after extending the rod, just making sure everything was in place. I caught a little red snapper on it, but not much else comes to mind, it wasn't the best first fishing experience. Wouldn't personally recommend a telescopic rod, not from my own experience at least.

I always look at your fishing show I need a fishing rad man

I think ish with fish bought this rod a while ago, really good

you guys should do a lure challenge that involves making your own lures out of random things like fruit and vegetables and other random stuff that you can find around the place! I love your videos keep it up :)

@HeySkipper

7 жыл бұрын

+Billy Bushcraft haha that's a good idea thanks!

Try the kast king Black Hawk 2 great portable pole comes in casting and spinning rod various sizes and actions I believe 14

I agree that it is a flimsy rod and not suitable for spinning. I only use them when travelling overseas on holidays as it fits into my suitcase. The runners are made from cheap metal as they started to rust after using the rod only a few times.

Late to the party but mine broke on a small bass. First segment snapped the loop right off.

I bought the same rod before this vid i haven't had a problem with it great rod for the money

@HeySkipper

7 жыл бұрын

+Tucker Pasbrig 👍👍👍

I even broke an ugly stick so I don't see myself getting one. I can put a section rod on my bicycle and like to carry my rods with a thick wire when walking . My favorite rods are old school solid fiberglass I can get them refurbished when needed they are indestructable (almost) lol

@HeySkipper

7 жыл бұрын

+Stephen Kopp yea man, those fiberglass rods are so strong.

That rod is designed for float fishing, its loosely based off the Japanese iso fishing rods I believe

Nice I've seen this Rod a lot. Might have to get one to leave in the car or for travel.

@HeySkipper

7 жыл бұрын

+Gulp_Man102 it's not a bad idea.

I bought an even cheaper version, similar brand name. $6 for the rod, $8 for the reel. Reel is a size 50 Spinning reel. I have it spooled with heavy braid and use it for catfishing in a fast river. It casts pretty decent, even with 65# braid, and throws 2-4oz weight quite well. I have not caught anything on it that really tests its strength, so cannot speak to that. But hey, for $14 total it is pretty hard to complain!

I would like you to test out the rechargeable twitching lure and the power dolphin drone plz😉😉😉😉😉😉

my 1 prob with those rods are ever section there is a weak point. i find they brake so EZ. but get for light stuff

I had two I bought from eBay because they were like really cheap(not the same one as you(. I gave one to a guy at work and he put it in his motorcycle bag so he could fish out of his Harley

I bought it from eBay - different lengths - for much less than amazon. The shorter ones (1.8 to 2.1 meter) are good for crank bait, lures, spoons etc. Longer ones (2.4, 2.7, 3.0 meter) are good for surf fishing with bait. They are very flexible! That flex adds more distance when you cast the line. However the same flex causes problems when you use plastic lures. Like you said, you don't have a lot of control over how the lure should swim. For portability and cost reasons I like them I keep a cheapo 2.4m one coupled with another cheapo shimano spinning reel. I caught a lot of jacks, blues, pompano in Florida. They have been holding up well :)

@HeySkipper

7 жыл бұрын

+Ozgur Bozkurt very interesting sounds like the same experience I had. The lures didn't work so well on the long flexible rods. Thanks for the report👍

i use telescopic rod, great for low tide seas.

I've owned a couple, years ago never had a problem used them in fresh water.

@HeySkipper

7 жыл бұрын

+Daniel Farren 👍

I just got one for Christmas. How you like it?

Enjoy your videos. Any recommendations for a nice telescopic spinning rod and reel combo? Looking for something that's easy to carry around or even travel with.

Had a r2f brand one from wallmart. Was not the best but lasted 2 years before i broke the rod on an eal..

I thought i'd just add my 2 cents. Telescopic Japanese ISO rods. My best guess is telescopic rods like the one you have are modelled after them. These ISO rods, a high quality one is in the range of thousands of dollars. They are extremely light and the tip of the rod is literally 2-3mm thick. The idea of the rod is to be used for float fishing. Due to the lightness and tapered tip, the rod has extremely high sensitivity to bites and feels. Normally, those rods are 5m in length for rock fishing and are used to have maximum control of the fish when they try to reef you on the rocks. You wouldn't normally leave it in a rod holder. You could also look into Lever Brake Spinning Reels which are used to combo those rods. Fascinating style of fishing as you would expect the japanese invented this style. It is like finesse fishing.

@andymetternich7453

6 жыл бұрын

kcheong00 who wants to spend thousands of dollars on a rod like that. I have an Uncle Buck's deluxe Crappie pole, 10ft long, telescoping, that will do the job for under $20.

I have used Telescopic rods for over 30 yrs i love them, some are better than others generally you get what you pay for...