Mini Fishing Rod

There’s a saying that “big things come in small packages.” And it seems to hold very true when the subject is fishing poles. Pen-sized “mini” fishing rods will fit right into your back pocket but hold enough strength to catch and reel in fish many times their size.

The Pen Reel Pole is a definitively mini fishing rod, measuring just 8 inches long when it’s sealed up in its encasing. But roll it out and snap on the reel and it extends to 37 inches and bears enough strength to catch fish weighing as much as 4 pounds.

At rest, this mini fishing rod looks like a pen. Its steel shape even ends in a pen-like cap top. When you’re ready to use it, you just remove the cap, slide the reel in between two grooves near the pen’s bottom, and twist it to securely fasten it. Then you let the rod slide out to its full 37 inches of length and start casting.

The reel is a compact stainless-steel mechanism designed with drag control, a casting brake, and forward-and-reverse ratchet stop capability. Hooks are included, and you’ll find that the Pen Reel Pole has a capacity for up to 120 yards of 5-pound line. The steel that composes this rod’s outer layer makes for not only a strong fishing rod, but a protective layer of casing that will avoid damage while in transit.

A mini fishing rod whose is as portable a rod as you’re ever going to find. That makes it a handy type of fishing rod to take with you on a hiking trip into the deep backcountry. Whereas as regular-sized rod will need a carry case and altogether add a few pounds and a square foot or two of space to your travel pack, a rod that’s the size of a pen is so light that you could forget it’s there. And it need not take up any space in your pack at all—tie it to your belt buckle or store it in your back pocket if you feel so inclined.

However, don’t plan on taking it with you if you’re going on a fishing trip out into the ocean, or anywhere else where the fish grow really big. These tiny rods can catch small and medium-sized fish quite well. But larger fish need larger fishing rods. Their resistance could be enough to break a pen-sized fishing rod.

Posted October 4th, 2010 in Fishing Rods, Shopping.

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Mini Fishing Rod

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