Shakespeare Medium Action Travel Mate Spinning Rod (6-Feet 6-Inch) Best Price


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Shakespeare Medium Action Travel Mate Spinning Rod (6-Feet 6-Inch)

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Travel Mate 6'6" seven-piece M action telescopic casting rod

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Whether you're traveling across the country for business or driving through the countryside to visit a family member, it's always nice to have a rod available for spur-of-the-moment fishing trips. Enter the Shakespeare Travel Mate telescopic casting rod, which packs down compactly for easy transport. The Travel Mate comes with a seven-piece, 6-foot-6-inch medium-action telescoping rod that collapses into a 15-inch footprint for storage.

About Shakespeare Fishing Tackle
Founded in 1897 by William Shakespeare, Jr., an avid fisherman of 27 years, Shakespeare Fishing Tackle has been a revered name within the fishing business for more than a century. Among William's first inventions was the level-wind reel, which was designed to wind fishing line evenly back on the spool. Now common on most fishing reels, the level-wind reel was a revelation at the time, and helped propel Shakespeare into prominence in the early part of the 20th century. In the ensuing years, Shakespeare introduced such innovations as the Backlash brake, which prevented spools from backlashing; the glass fiber Wonderod; the pushbutton Wondercast spinning reel; the Ugly Stik tubular fishing rod; and the Synergy spincast reels. Shakespeare Fishing Tackle is headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina.


  • Travel ready rod and reel casting combo for on the go fishing
  • 7 Piece, 6-Feet 6-Inch medium-action rod breaks down for storage
  • Size 35 graphite spinning reel with single ball bearing and line
  • Rod collapses into 15-Inch footprint and stores in travel case
  • 6 Built in compartments for tackle, removable shoulder strap


Shakespeare Medium Action Travel Mate Spinning Rod (6-Feet 6-Inch) Reviews


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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Not What It Says!, September 2, 2008
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My wife and I use "telescopic rods" for fishing out of our kayaks. This rod collapses to a good managable size, and is only 4'6" extended (perfect for our use). The problem is this item is described as having "stainless steel guides with smooth ceramic inserts"! It absolutely does not have inserts, ceramic or otherwise!! This was one of the main reasons for buying Shakespeare� Telescoping Spinning Rod this rod over Eagle Claw's "Pack it". Very disapointing as this was bought for specific trip; too late to get something else.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Guides are not ceramic, February 10, 2009
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ross732 "ross732" (Brielle, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
Even the guides in the picture are not ceramic. They are very thin and look like they would put a lot of pressure on the line. I got an email back and they said I could pay for shipping both ways and they would give me my money back - not worth it.
That was a couple months ago and they have still not changed the description. The rest of the rod is great but the guides ruin it.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Great backpacking setup, February 18, 2010
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I bought this rod as a combo 6 or so years ago. I have caught a ton of trout in streams, rivers and even on the lake with it. It is not my primary rod when fishing a lake, but I do use it as a backup. Also caught smallmouth and bluegill out of ponds and local private areas. I sometimes keep it in my vehicle and it works great for that.

It fits perfectly in the backpack with a small tackle set, and that is what I got it for. Have caught lots of trout on this rod, up to 4lbs no problems. It finally broke off the tip when I lent it to my brother, but his 4 year old is pretty hard on things and he didn't break it fishing, just around camp somehow. Still works, but without the end segment it is even stiffer than before(see my Cons below). I feel I have gotten my money's worth 2 or 3 times over.

There are two cons I find to this rod:

1: It is not as flexible as standard rods. Don't expect it to bend like a 4' Ugly stick. It simply won't. That's not... Read more
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