Thread: Another UL travel rod topic

The rod arrived today. Daiwa Presso ST 53XUL-4. I fished the rod in my pond a little bit in between rain showers. Ended up catching around a dozen fish. First cast gave me a 6 inch yellow perch, a couple more cast and it started raining. After supper it stopped raining, I went back for about a half hour. Caught blue gill/sunfish, I hooked an apx 10 in LMB but it came off on a jump a couple feet from the bank.

Pretty sure this rod is exactly what I was looking for in a travel rod, it has good sensitivity, and is light weight. The only disappointment so far is the travel case it came with. It's just light weight nylon pouch with no padding, it doesn't even separate slots for the different sections.

I use a travel rod as my everyday rod. Just makes my gear easier to transport to any local fishing spots, and to take on vacation.

I grew up fishing glass, so I got Graywolf 544 UL spinning rod. It's 5'4" (I only bank fish lakes, ponds and rivers, so I never know how much bank cover there will be), 2-6 grams, Uni E glass. It's 4 piece and packs into an 18 inch aluminum rod tube.
Graywolf 544 UL Spinning rod | graywolf-fly-rods

About the case, I’m no seamstress but I have sewn a few flannel wrappers to go in travel tubes for fly rods. Pretty easy and they work real good. I have found a couple of metal rod tubes at yard sales and flea markets, and schedule 20 PVC (sprinkler stuff) also works in a pinch.

Originally Posted by zekepa

The rod arrived today. Daiwa Presso ST 53XUL-4. I fished the rod in my pond a little bit in between rain showers. Ended up catching around a dozen fish. First cast gave me a 6 inch yellow perch, a couple more cast and it started raining. After supper it stopped raining, I went back for about a half hour. Caught blue gill/sunfish, I hooked an apx 10 in LMB but it came off on a jump a couple feet from the bank.

Pretty sure this rod is exactly what I was looking for in a travel rod, it has good sensitivity, and is light weight. The only disappointment so far is the travel case it came with. It's just light weight nylon pouch with no padding, it doesn't even separate slots for the different sections.

Congrats, Z! Nice looking rod and a true Xul at that taking max 3lb test. Adventures await...lol. Cheers!

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I like the specs and looks of that rod. Thanks for sharing.

Originally Posted by gillchaser999

I like the specs and looks of that rod. Thanks for sharing.

Do I see another rod in your future?

If I were to run across one at a good deal .
I just picked up another 5’6” St Croix Triumph that was delivered today.
Ive enjoyed fishing the two piece 5’6”’St Croix rods . They are as close to a JDM XUL Ive found .
They toss light lures well .