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I purchased the Goldlite 5.4 rod to fish for carp. I didn't want to spend $300 on specialty rod. On a recent trip to my favorite carp spot I hooked a sizeable carp using a top brand fluorocarbon 6 lb tippet. Even with a healthy bend in the rod for cushion the fish just kept on going and snapped the tippet. I re-rigged and it soon happened again. I decided to put this rod to a real test. I re-tied directly to the main line which was 20 lb fluorocarbon. I hooked up again. The fight was on. I fought and landed this fish after about a fifteen minute battle. This was an exceptionally strong fish. The rod handled this abuse with absolutely no damage. I was able to collapes the sections when finished with no problem, even the tip section. I do not recommend using a line this strong but this shows the toughness of these rods. I now own three sizes of the Goldlite series of rods. These rods are true Keiryu rods. The tips are very flexible and the remainder of the rod is fast action. I did some very thorough and exacting tests listed below, which will show the actual rod weight without the plug, measured length, the Common Cents System and the Rod Flex Index test results.Goldlite 6.3, weight 230 gr, 8.1 oz, length 19 ft 8 in, CCS 45, RFT 7.5Goldlite 5.4, weight 193 gr, 6.8 oz, length 17 ft 8 in, CCS 48, RFT 8.8Goldlite 4.5, weight 124 gr, 4.4 oz, length 14 ft 2 in, CCS 49, RFT 11.4I have one minor complaint. While the butt caps are very nicely machined and anodized the thread fit is too loose. To keep from losing the cap I installed o-rings betweenn the cap and the butt of the rod. When you tighten the butt plug against the o-ring you will get a secure retention that will not loosen. This complaint aside I find the workmanship to be outstanding.

Yes, you read that right! I bought this pole to use as a portable antenna support for ham radio applications. I was on vacation, and decided to take my radio with me to try operating "portable" using a battery for power instead of house mains and a collapsible, portable antenna.The tip broke on first use -- I didn't even have a wire on it yet! -- but that's okay because I didn't really need the very tiny overly-too-flexible tip anyway. I was able to hook (and tape) a pair of 24-AWG solid conductor wires to the tip, and another pair about halfway up, to use as the radiating elements of a dual-band, 10-and-20-meters ground plane antenna. While my implementation could have been better, I was fighting a number of variables in my first "portable" setup. I'll do better in the future, and this pole is perfect for this application.In the collapsing stage before heading back home, another part broke further from the tip, but still part of the set of segments that come as spares. I'll try mending it first (should be easily doable) but if that doesn't work, there's still the spare set that it came with.

This is a very nice Tenkara pole for a fisherman new to the Tenkara style of fishing. I got the 21 ft model to use for large mouth bass fishing. It comes in a nice self contained tube and has an extra tip with the short string to attach your line. It is all carbon fiber and weighs only 8.7 oz. You can take this system anywhere , take the supplied top cap off, attach your line and lure and start catching fish, if there are any in the water you are fishing in. The rod is very flexible, yet it handled the 4 lb bass I caught easily. The system comes in nine lengths, so there is one for almost any need. It is fun to attach a jig to 10 ft of line and move it around in front of a fish and watch the fish hit the jig. It is a fun fight on a rod this long. On a small trout stream you can just reach across and use it like a fly rod, but you can be really precise with your lure placement. The finish is excellent. Take care when putting it away to start with the largest section first , otherwise you will be taking it apart to get all the sections back in sequence.

Unfortunately, the seller has listed all these rods in the same single listing. So I purchased the 12' Red Fox model and found it to be excellent for the price and reviewed it as such below. Then I also purchased the 18' (yes, 18') Seeker model and found it to be really bad. Unfortunately, the reviews have to be combined into one and the rods can't be reviewed separately, so I'm going to have to go with the bad review in terms of star rating. Goture should really separate these models into different listings.Review of the 18' Seeker Rod:-------------------------------------Nowhere near as nice as the Red Fox rod, even though it costs more and is supposedly the higher end model. The rod section materials seem inferior. When the rod is fully extended most of the weight/pressure seems to be on the 3rd section from the handle and by "on" I mean it bends at that point significantly even without any line or a fish on the pole. I highly suspect the first fish I catch on this pole is going to break that 3rd section. Also the fancy gold band on top the handle is poorly fitted and the sharp edge cuts into you hand/finger when moving your hand(s) up and down the handle just using the rod (see photo). I didn't even try to fish with it. It's so bad I just immediately put it back in its sleeve and back in the shipping box.Review of the 12' Red Fox Rod:--------------------------------------I purchased the 12' Red Fox rod, and for $16 this is not only an incredible deal, but also a surprisingly good "Tenkara" style rod. I put that in quotes because it's not really a Tenkara rod, but it's still a really nice rod and actually a pleasure to use.Although the rod casts well, it is a little off-balance and "middle heavy" resulting in earlier fatigue that with a well balanced Tenkara rod. The grip is too small and not shaped well -- it's actually "in the way" when holding the rod Tenkara style, and it would probably be better if there was no grip (although that would likely make the rod even more middle/top heavy). While using this rod for ~20-30 mins my hand started going numb, so the grip design isn't the best. However, 20-30 mins of Tenkara fishing is actually a long time, and most times you'll switch locations after about 10 mins, so most people probably won't experience this.The rod isn't quite a 7:3, but it's also definitely not a 6:4. The flex when fighting a fish was actually very good and the hookset isn't too stiff or too soft.Another negative about this rod is the lillian doesn't spin, although I didn't really encounter many (if any) tangles or wrapping because of this. I realize this is an expensive rod, but this really didn't surprise me as I have now purchased quite a few inexpensive "Tenkara" rods and they all have had spinning lillians.Another negative is that it's rather large when collapsed down. From what I noticed, even the shorter models end up this same size when collapsed, so this is definitely not a very good portable/pack rod.This would be an excellent rod for a beginner to be introduced to Tenkara style fishing. It would also be an excellent "guest" rod, especially for children. I was very surprised by how lightweight it was, as most inexpensive Tenkara style rods are rather heavy (relatively speaking). I ended up returning it because I simply didn't need it in my rod collection and doubt that I would use it much, but it's a surprisingly good rod and Goture could easily get 2-3x the price they're currently asking.