Goture Ultralight Telescopic Tenkara Fishing Rod - Perfect for Travel Fishing

C. PilotC. Pilot: 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:
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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...

United States on Nov 21, 2023

terry wilhite: I bought this for the late summer, early fall crappie and perch fishing. Mostly done in 8' of water or less. A lot of the time I just lift the fish out of the water without reeling anyway. This rod came in a plain brown envelope with no protection of any kind. That was scary. There were no papers with it, no instructions or ads even. I pulled the rod out of the cute fabric jacket and the end cap promptly fell off. I just kept the rod sections from being all over the floor. This rod is cute as heck and weighs almost nothing. With a few trips to the internet for help I set up the rod and now wait for a break in our autumn monsoons to try it out. I am sure this rod will find its place in my fishing kit.

United States on Nov 04, 2023

AdamMTAdamMT: Amazing at catching fish caught me 64 fish in one session with this rod and can even lift fish out of the water with no problem

United Kingdom on Aug 13, 2023

LizKauaiLizKauai: UPDATE: The Replacement #360 pole works great. The first #360 pole snapped the first time a fish came on. I was very surprised as I have caught good-sized fish on the #300.
I did notice that when I was gearing up the pole. that particular section did not slide into place as smoothly as the others. Perhaps it was just this particular pole. I am returning it for a replacement.

United States on Aug 02, 2023

BM: I have purchased a few of these telescopic rods and use them to catch mullet for bait.
The spare tip segment is very useful, and for the two I have broken (just from rough use and general lack of care) I just pulled both apart and reconstructed to have one working rod.

For day to day use I suggest making your own furled leader by twisting a doubled up length of braid using a drill until it furls and lays limp.

Ive also had great success making a tenkara leader holder using an 8-10cm hole saw to drill a disk of rubber out of a thong. Then take a hack saw to create a channel around edge of the disc of rubber to lay the leader in. The leader holder is then is pushed over the collapsed rod through its middle hole and sits nicely above the handle.

Australia on Jul 20, 2023

Outdoors Saskatchewan: This one seems to be good.

Canada on Jun 05, 2023

Arthur G. Gamble: 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...

United States on May 08, 2023

Harry Spence: On time and in good order

Canada on Jun 23, 2022

Amazon CustomerAmazon Customer: Primary use for me is float fishing for carp. We don't seem to have many small ones here... I got the 7.2m goldlite, which is supposed to be super hard action, but with a 3-4kg carp on the end you're using most of the length to fight the fish. I broke the 2nd section trying to land a fish. Don't go more than 1 o'clock with any strain or it'll snap. Probably better suited to fish 2kg or less, but I've landed a couple nudging 4kg. Takes some thoughtful angling to turn the fish though.

Not as well made as other Chinese tenkara and keiryu rods, but still pretty good for the price. Glad it comes with a spare top 3 sections, though I may need more spares if I'm not careful. Hopefully they're available and not too pricey...

Australia on Oct 31, 2021