12 Ft Palos Verdes Series Telescopic Rod

by Ogeechee Outdoors

Product Features

• 12 ft Telescopic Spinning Fishing Rod
• Closes to 24 Inches
• 10-25 Lb Line - 5/8 to 2 Ounce Cast Weight
• EVA Fore and Aft Foam Grips
• Protective Rod Guide Cover Included

Product Description

The 12 Ft telescopic rod collapses down to fit in a backpack or a glove compartment. Telescopic rods are excellent for campers, cyclists, travelers, and convenience oriented angles to fish with. Modern telescopic rods offer the sensitivity you demand and the convenience that you need. Closes to approximately 24 inches with the protective cover installed. The 12 ft telescoping backpackers dream fishing pole has eva foam fore and butt grips for easy and steady handling. The stainless reel seat and guide feet will last you many seasons of fishing for bass, trout, panfish, catfish and saltwater species as well like sargo, opaleye, kelp bass, fl0under, halibut, white seabass and many many more. The ceramic eyes will ensure that your line will be smooth casting and last as well.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• ASIN: B000V1K2WE
• Item model number: tfr12
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,330 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #53 in Sports & Outdoors > Hunting & Fishing > Fishing > Rods

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Versatile rod, January 21, 2009

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S. Allen (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 12 Ft Palos Verdes Series Telescopic Rod (Misc.)

Neat product.

I originally bought the rod for a convenient, light surf rod I could keep in my car.

With a Shimano 4000 size reel and 14 lb test, it worked great for casting baits with a 1 or 2 oz. sinker for whiting, sand perch and pompano (a 3 lb pompano is a real battle, and the rod handled it fine, although I don't recommend loading it out with the 25lb test line it rates at).

Where it really shines, though, is as a GREAT crappie rod. With a Shimano 200 size reel and 10 lb test, it casts light jigs and baits very well, and can be used as a cane pole as well.

It handles bass and about any freshwater fish great, and is much more versatile than a similar 12 foot "crappie rod", designed for "crappie reels" and limited to cane pole type usgae.

The reel seat works fine, but it just "feels" like it will be the problem if and when any problems arise, hence the 4 instead of 5 rating

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars nice rod for the price, January 31, 2009

By 

Big Ben "Big Ben" (Apex,NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 12 Ft Palos Verdes Series Telescopic Rod (Misc.)

Cast good. Bought to use for surf fishing. Caught nice shark about 16 inches long on first try. This is medium to lite action and collapses down small enough to carry on my Harley. Nice rod for the money.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good price. Quality is just okay, February 23, 2011

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californiacat - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: 12 Ft Palos Verdes Series Telescopic Rod (Misc.)

I bought this because I saw many people recommended this. When I got it I was a little disappointed by its quality. I don't know where it is made of. The rod shows nothing about its manufacturing origin. My guess is that it is made of china. The quality is okay, but not what I expected from all the positive recommendation.
I wanted to buy a rod for my uncle in China. The same quality rod in china is much cheaper than this one. The seller did not provide a clear picture. So I thought this one may be of a little better quality because of good recommendations. But I am wrong.
Anyway, I still give it three stars. It may be worth of four stars but I was disappointed that the seller did not privide enough info (at least better picture).
I will not buy this anymore. But it is still a good buy -- unless you can buy directly from china, you can't find a rod with such price in US! And the rod is worth the price.