Lixada Fishing Rod Spool, Mini Pen, Telescopic Fishing Rod Set, Spinning Reel, Combo Set

Husband loved this, I bought it for him for our trip to Western Canada. He was able to fish along the Bow rivers edge, packed up nicely for his carryon.

I went for this rod because the US manufacturer I've been eyeing has a piss-poor website that's impossible to understand. I'm still trying to figure out whether or not I made the right decision buying this. For starters, the reel is not the best quality - in fact, you're better off getting a cheap ice fishing spinning rod to go with this instead. The internal drag washer is already rusted, the reel backtracks even when locked, and a handful of other nitpicks. The line is incredibly thick, especially considering you'd be going for relatively smaller fish with this rod. I re-spooled it immediately with some cheap 4x tippet I had lying around. As for the rod - it's one of the cheapest-feeling rods I've ever held. The lock washers that keep the reel on the grip come loose constantly, and the notches that keep the reel in place are made of aluminum so flimsy that I warped it trying to keep the reel in place. If you don't position the lock washers just right while collapsing the rod, the cap might not properly fit. The blanks feel cheaply made, too. Some blanks feel too snug and some are so loose I had to put painter's tape around the base so it'd stay in place. Like, I'm fairly certain I'll be able to catch some fish with the rod/reel combo - I'm skilled enough of an angler to figure it out - but even $25 ice fishing rods with spinning combos are higher quality than this thing. If you're in it for the novelty, sure, go ahead. But if that US rod company ever gets its act together and redoes their entire website - I'll never buy this rod ever again.

Let a huge carp go! Couldn’t handle the weight or fight from fish, def change to heavier line! Not sure if it’s worth the price

Jamais utilisé, je l’ouvre et tombe en morceaux 🙃

Less than quality fishing line on the reel. The glue on the two large eyes nearest the handle did not hold. Used JB Weld on them, ok now. Will replace the line with better line soon. Haven’t had it out fishing yet.