What's the action on this rod? Fast / moderate / slow? (how much of the pole bends?)
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I purchased the model number TM66SPT 6'6" that is labeled as Medium action rod. When I tried it I can tell it's a lot lighter action than it's labeled - I would say Light or Medium-Light action at its best and Light power. You will have very hard time setting hooks with this rod if this is necessary for the fish you want to target.
1659775
Yes, it is a travek spinning rod. The finishing is not great and it is stiffer for it medium rating, possibly as it is a 4 pcs rod.
1188918
I'm not familiar with your rod. Try it and see what happens. Bear in mind it is an inexpensive reel.
1802766
The rod is metal. The component at the base is plastic. There doesn't appear to be much force applied to it though.
1447195
I bend a small arc in the long outside connecting rod to shorten travel, about a 1/2 to 3/4 inch curve.. also I oil all the pivot points and hinge areas with a 3 in 1 type oil.
1998898
This is a straight rod, not curved. You will find this same information in a previous answer.
197177
6'This rod is amazing!! I fish bass tournaments and I wanted a compact rod for fishing lakes on golf courses and this rod is tough!! 35 lb braid and you can set the hook hard. I had bought a few other similar rods and they all broke on the hook set. Buy 2 cause you will be extremely happy with this one!! May be a little stiff if you are fishing for trout. Hope this was helpful :-)Jesse
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I have a 20 size Trio on one of my ultralight rods. I find it a bit heavy for such a light rod, but manageable. I have a 20 size Avenger on the other and it's better balanced. I still prefer the trio due to it's super smooth drag.
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Yours may be defective. Or you may be expecting too much bend. I don't even think of it as bending, but rather as being flexible. You're not going to get a 45 degree angle if that's what you need. I just looked at mine, and the most I get is about 10 or15 degrees from vertical before it just picks up off the floor. It's more a matter of better traction because you have three contact points instead of just one and a little "play" to keep you steadier. I don't know if that makes any sense at all. I still love mine. I thought I would change back to the ordinary tip for summer, but I haven't. This one adds just a snudge more security.
468766
out of the box no problems, been using it for a few years and it has been fine. I do add a light coat of oil to the rods just to keep it that way. Have you tried that?...see if that helps.
444134
I don't think it was necessarily built with casting in mind, more for use of drifting or trolling baits. However, you could cast heavy baits, just keep in mind there is not a great amount of flex in the rod and not much whip. I can see it could be used for short flips of heavy baits, not necessarily casting.
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Its two pipes one fits inside the other and slides to lenth . No twisting dont listen to that it's wrong. No springs or much resistance and needs something to hold it in position. I used the plastic end caps. This is just a rod that has another rod inside that slides out to size. There is very very little tention it is relying on how tight the rods are fit together and its not very tight. Thats it in a nutshell dont listen to anything else I own one and use it.
1758806
Pretty sure its heavy action. nice quality for a "cheap" rod. I use the 10 foot rod to shore fish for striper and i can throw out a 5ox weight about 70-80 yards.
207056
This item turns about 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 rpms. I use this item for turning fishing rods after I replace a broken guide and after the epoxy is applied to the wraps. I have built a dryer where I can dry up to 12 rods at one time. Not what the motor was designed to be used for, but being an engineer and a fishing rod builder, I just designed what I needed to use this motor and it works great.
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Yea I don't see why you wouldn't be able to use a low profile baitcaster on it or for saltwater, if anything I would use it in the bays going for spotted bay bass or calicos, I wouldn't bring it on a half day boat tho. t's on the heavy side of medium compared to other medium power rods I have and had in the past. fast action to extra fast I would say. I hope this helps
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I have a bait caster on this rod. I don't use it so much for casting but for slow drifting and trolling. I have not used it enough, but it seems to work ok.
1083602
It sounds like you have "locked" the rod in its current position. As I recall you had to turn the rod to tighten it when you got it to the length you wanted. You probably need to turn the rod in the opposite direction to loosen it.