Junk or Gold? Cheap Backpack Fishing Rod

[@keithotto7113]

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

[@hanneliediedericks3025]

Wow just seeing this out of the box kzbin.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.

[@shoulderbone3899]

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!

[@jimmyy9305]

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.

[@yousefsaed-2465]

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

[@HeySkipper]

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

[@davidlee5214]

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]

try kastking ranger, its good for jigging and bait

[@julianstolz3987]

CastKing makes good kit.

[@TheMasterCaster]

Julian Stolz yeah kastking has good stuff

[@michaeltao81]

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.

[@sharksbob6360]

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.

[@angler_mansymansy9853]

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]

Whats the righr one boss?

[@DEEYAREE]

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]

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

[@DEEYAREE]

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!

[@cookiecuz]

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

[@favarodavide]

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.

[@larrya2955]

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]

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

[@ockerniemand5435]

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

[@HeySkipper]

Nice!! I would like to see that thing

[@rohzpopper4922]

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 !

[@gelsingerjustin]

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]

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

[@SJBassin]

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

[@danew637]

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.

[@13ska31]

I had a Shakespeare 6.5ft. graphite backpack rod that I used for years and caught hundreds of fish on, up to 15lbs. It had really good action for a telerod and a decent reel. Unfortunately the tip broke when it was tossed while extended and I have yet to be able to find another one. I was active duty military and it was perfect on my travels around the world.

[@JollyPeanut]

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

[@VFXBishop]

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.

[@MrTimothyWolfe]

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]

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😎

[@kcheong00]

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]

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.

[@Ilogrich]

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]

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

[@feilu7299]

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

[@oraenor]

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

[@Sosa2Fye]

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

[@andymetternich7453]

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.

[@nickcoudounellis9668]

Just got back from fishing with my telescopic rod. I am on holidays at Port Douglas which is in North Queensland Australia. After fighting what i thought was a shark or ray for over 2 hours i caught a 70kg sea turtle of all things. Luckily the turtle wasn't harmed at all just tired and i quickly realeased it back in the water. The rod held up just fine to my surprise

[@andymetternich7453]

Nick Coudounellis you know Shearwater Bay?

[@haroldcale4767]

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

[@rsantos627]

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!

[@jannepanne00]

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.

[@JollyPeanut]

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...

[@lethalpickleballers]

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

[@Darksagan]

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]

+DarkSagan wow I want to try the 11 foot!

[@gooutsideandplay4975]

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

[@thebrian4201]

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.

[@thadesplatter5080]

Feel bad seeing all the plastic in the marina... #leavenotrace

[@HeySkipper]

+thade Splatter yes, we make an effort to pick up And dispose of any trash we hook.

[@thadesplatter5080]

Thank you for being considerate. Good luck fishing!

[@DrewWithington]

I'm only attracted to fish.

[@cbull283]

Данила Носков what the hell

[@samseibert2044]

Good shit. Definitely needed

[@andrewevans9014]

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.

[@ChewingToons]

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

[@ahkeen42]

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

[@tshadow6]

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.

[@dennismccain1638]

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

[@laylarj2012]

The the best fishing KZbin channel

[@HeySkipper]

+RJ Hill thank you man:)

[@austinstrickland8539]

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

[@HeySkipper]

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

[@Arddhu-v6g]

I have two of these. Very sturdy. Caught many catfish. No problem with a 9 lb Blue.

[@nickcoudounellis9668]

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.

[@carthiz]

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!

[@fishingtalesandotherlies]

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

[@kenz1031]

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]

+Kenny Chea agreed

[@bullofspadez]

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.

[@Ashurasabeast]

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.

[@mooneysoutdoors3612]

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

[@commercialeight8309]

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

[@MiliMike24]

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

[@wmatay1]

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

[@happycat0411]

I bought a re-branded Goture telescopic rod from Walmart and it's seems to be pretty good for $17.00. The rod has a REAL carbon fiber blank and although the guides where they attach to the blank don't seem that sturdy, it's nothing that a little epoxy should be able to fix from the Dollarstore. The quality of Chinese stuff is way better than the stuff China had on the market 20 years ago. Most carbon fiber rod blanks (as well as almost everything you buy these days) comes from China anyway....

[@TheMasterCaster]

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

[@HeySkipper]

+TheMasterCasters they are a lot of fun

[@bloblife]

I know this video's kinda old now, but the sense I get is that the whole telescopic thing is great - IF you have a different mindset of how to cast/set/retrieve your lures. If you assume it'll be equivalent to all the rods you've used in the past, you'll be disappointed.

[@loucifer323]

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

[@gielowmr]

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

[@StingraySteve]

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]

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

[@avii5429]

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.

[@ozgurbozkurt5945]

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]

+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👍

[@rockstargaming-ms4zz]

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

[@alvinwine5665]

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

[@HorrorElementFilms]

Don't know what this dude's talking about not having top-water control with lures, works just fine for me, almost as stiff as my 2-piece Shakespeare rod. Maybe it's cause he has the 9-ft rod? I got the 7-ft rod and it works perfect for almost any kind of fishing imo. I put this rod in my backpack, and during my 4-hour break during college, I head out fishing on the St. Clair river in Michigan. Catch plenty of decent sized bass and catfish no problem. This guy's either being real picky, or his rod is too long.

[@elibrody3022]

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

[@SpeedOof11]

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

[@HeySkipper]

+Connor McLean 👍 yes. Glad to share:)

[@niccastleberg4951]

Connor McLean I

[@lukayelash2791]

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

[@djubayabio1567]

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.

[@marvicty]

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 😉

[@outdooradventureswithjason6275]

Should have tried a slugo, for top water as well. I don't know where your fishing in New England but would be interested in fishing with you.

[@mr.potatohead_is_cool3254]

I think those fish jumping in the beginning were mullet. Got all stirred up from the boat activity

[@HeySkipper]

+Mr.potatohead_is_cool no mullet here. They were peanut bunker being chased by striped bass

[@lukefeeney9596]

You want a very flexible rod when working a spook a stiff rod gives it no action

[@ernestwalden3894]

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.

[@cartooncatfishproductions558]

Telescoping rods suck the guides come off and you cant put normal replacements on exept for the tip.

[@mikemaines1872]

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

[@funguy7979]

9ft collapsible rod? Will definitely order this. I have 6,7,8ft collapsible rods but not a 9ft

[@billyschitz4116]

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]

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

[@Tp_Rc]

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

[@HeySkipper]

+Tucker Pasbrig 👍👍👍

[@madtownangler]

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

[@sgbassin9587]

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

[@djlazzo]

Wdym, he has 2 legs

[@javiervillarruel8187]

When you coming back to montauk?

[@SDI_IAHawk331]

Skip, I have reel made by them. I believe the name is pronounced Sue Guy Ee Lang. Thanks for the review on these rods, as I have been looking into getting shorter versions of these rods for pan fishing.

[@TheMangoMike]

I had the same rod and it snapped very quickly

[@drudrew2297]

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

[@youfish]

great work , i believe theres a ton of mullet there , u should try it out !

[@alvinwine5665]

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

[@RaymondAndrews55]

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]

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

[@zacharylong3910]

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

[@Big_willf]

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

[@itzregan]

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]

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

[@itzregan]

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!

[@djdevontay]

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

[@thongher4918]

Fishing for those fish try using silver looking jerk baits works very good on a stripper boil

[@shawnpascual8060]

Buy it off AliExpress as that is the seller Sougayilang’s main platform. They sell it about $15-20 cheaper than Amazon, eBay, etc.

[@regidordelarosa5120]

SOME COLLAPSES WHILE IN FIGHTING FORM THAT TURNS INTO A MESS, BUT SOMETIMES MANAGE TO GET THE FISH IN.

[@alexl3383]

Where were you fishing ?

[@maaifoediedelarey4335]

+Senko Skipper Thanks, I'm working in China, been looking to buy a rod before going back to South Africa end of year, but I only see these telescopic rods here, not a single solid rod, or even a 3 piece unit ! They're very cheap here inside China online, just have to make sure you don't buy a fake Kastking. I may just get the 12 footer, I will do mostly beach angling back home, got to get it behind the breakers. I've a question : Why do you prefer coffee grinders over baitcasters ? PS I've also seen online here some interesting looking artificial fish lures (imitating larger live bait)

[@antoniolim762]

Didn't Ugly Stick make one too...or was it Shakespeare...but better question is...compared to the Zebco Dock Demon...does it hold up...portability and performance???

[@adventureswithfrodo2721]

When I lived in z Japan they would use a rod like that to fish in tide poles for fish that weighted like 1 to 2 oz. Yes that is OUNCES. You need to use the rod for what it is intended for, not what you imagine.