Travel Mate rod and reel fishing combo kits come with a hard body carrying case that has six compartments for tackle. This handy case has a fold-down handle as well as a removable shoulder strap and clear lid. It can easily be displayed on peg hook or flat on a store shelf.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 and reel available for spur-of-the-moment fishing trips. Enter the Shakespeare Travel Mate telescoping combo kit, which packs easily into a suitcase or shoulder bag for transport. The Travel Mate comes with a telescoping 6-foot-6-inch medium-action rod, along with a 35-size spinning reel filled with 8-pound line. The rod and reel cast just like traditional rods, but collapse into a 15-inch footprint for storage in the handy Travel Mate hard-body case. The case also includes six built-in, adjustable storage compartments for your tackle, so you don’t need to bring along a separate tackle box. And it couldn’t be easier to carry or store the Travel Mate thanks to the removable shoulder strap and fold-down handle.
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.
Product Features
- Travel-ready rod and reel spinning combo for on the go fishing
- 6-Feet 6-Inches in length
- Medium Action
- 7 Pieces
- 15-Inch collapsed length
- Pre-spooled with 6-pound line
Very usable rod and reel I recently sailed a 40 ft catamaran around the Florida Keys and wanted to do some occasional fishing.
Higher quality then expected I bought this rod and reel to give to my grandson for our first fishing trip together. It turned out to be more then I expected and the case it comes in is just so practial alowing it to hold the rod,reel along with a few split shots,hooks,some clips,a lure or two.If need be It would also fit a little live bait in a plastic bag inside the carrying case. Making it easy to walk to your fishing spot carrying everything in the case. The case has a handle and measures about 16″x10″ stepped shape and…
There’s good and there’s bad, but it works well enough I fish during one month a year so I am not by any means a pro or even serious amateur. I wanted a rod that I could easily take with me for my vacation, and would quickly set up so I wouldn’t lose time once I arrived. This rod has its ups and downs, making it hard to give a straight yes or no on whether I’d buy it again.