Bye, Bye - 2020. I am so ready for a great year.
Back to the original post about the rod, looking at the specs it does seem like a fun rod. With a butt (base) diameter of only 6mm it should feel very light and delicate in the hand. A new Shimano Vanquish or Daiwa Airty 1000 would mount nicely on that stick....
You are right Stan. The rains are supposedly coming in about 5 days so the Normandy and Nickajack tailrace will be unfishable. But I can make the drove to VFW where this time of year the 6-7 inch bluegill move up shallow on sunny days. This rod will be perfect for that...giving me a lot of fun. As to a new reel...not sure on that yet....LOL. An acquaintance of mine just got a new Airity 2500 FC S....it is the compact frame version....he really likes it.
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I have this rod, and I love it! Great fun for bluegill, and it can throw tiny 1/32 oz lures easily. High quality rod made in Daiwa’s Vietnam factory. And I love the orange and black colors. But it is super soft and probably would not do well with big fish. I have the old Iprimi 1000 reel, which is quite heavy but looks great on the rod with all the orange.
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I did watch the video. There are telescopic rods in Japan that are used in exactly that way, although they are shorter than 8m. They are used in high mountain streams where there isn't always room for a back cast. The line is very short relative to the rod, and the rods are quite stiff. They are generally (but not entirely) used with bait, and when a fish is hooked, it is brought in by collapsing the rod. Small fish are often lifted completely out of the water (even with the rod still fully extended) and then brought in by collapsing the rod.
If the rod is clean (no dust or grit to get into the joints) and if it is extended to the point that the joints are all just snug, it shouldn't pose any problem to partially collapse rod to bring in the fish - no matter how many fish you catch. However, if the rod is partially collapsed, there is now a hard spot where the thinner section exists the combined collapsed sections. That could be a problem if you happen to hook a large bass that isn't quite ready to come in. Having a long handled net would be a good idea.
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I am sure you are right in that it is a type of keiryu rod, but so is the kind I described above. I don't think it will be a problem.
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