Shakespeare Medium Action Travel Mate Pack Kit Combo (6-Feet 6-Inch)

by Shakespeare

Product Features

• Spinning Kit
• 6'6" six-piece M action rod
• 15" collapsed length
• 35 size spinning reel
• Pre-spooled with 8 LB line

Product Description

Travel Mate 6'6" six-piece M action rod

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001H2RXB4
• Item model number: TRVL66PRKIT
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #148,887 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Gets the job done, December 6, 2010

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This review is from: Shakespeare Medium Action Travel Mate Pack Kit Combo (6-Feet 6-Inch) (Sports)

Purchased so I could keep it in my car for those "Just in case" moments. Used it several times and have two general gripes that leave me wanting more.
1) the reel doesn't seem that great. I understand it isn't a $100, 10bb, graphite coated reel, but at the same time I have other inexpensive reels that are lighter, appear more durable, and actually lock when forward motion stops. It just feels sloppy. Did I mention the paint chips almost immediately... just annoying.
2) While I realize a multi-part rod will eventually come apart, this one seems to do it rather quickly. After every 4-5 casts I found myself adjusting one part of the rod or another.

Other than that the setup and breakdown times are short, and it is handy to have. I could probably just swap reels, but why should I have to. I just keep wondering if another $15 dollars would have given me more peace of mind.