Rigged and Ready Smuggler 4 travel fishing rod is a perfect fishing rod for those who want to fish from kayak, canoes or packrafts. Using the same concept of all of the Rigged and Ready travel rods, the Smuggler 4 offers and wide range of fishing styles all in one rod tube.
Just like the rest of the Smuggler range this is a fantastic little rod.
Myself, I spend a lot of time fishing from packrafts, meaning that you are fairly low down and using a rod with a large butt just gets in the way.
The Smugger 4 by Rigged and ready travel rods is lightweight, durable and small. Everything you want in a travel fishing rod, especially if you floating down the river.
What comes with the Smuggler 4 travel fishing rod?
The rod comes in the same great quality and durable cordura case, which is only 60cm long so it can be attached to the front of your bike, shoved in the panier on your motorbike or attached to your rucksack.
The rod has the main sections and then the standard 4 Rigged and Ready Tips. There is also a larger tip which mounts into the 2nd section of the rod. This larger tip makes the rod even shorter and allows you to cast up to 60g.
The one thing you will need to be careful with if using the shorter rod is that there is now the possibility of accidentally hooking up when casting. This could be pretty fatal if you’re in a packraft.
Rod tips of the Smuggler 4 travel fishing rod.
As mentioned the Smuggler 4 comes with the 3 standard Rigged and Ready tips and the larger tip for use in the 2nd section of the rod.
Tip 1. This is the standard tip with a casting weight of 15g – 40g. Used as the general fishing tip i.e. ledger, float, spin.
Tip 2. A lighter coloured tip with a casting weight of 0 – 25g used for feeder fishing, light lure fishing i.e. BFS
Tip 3. 3g – 60g used for heavier fishing i.e large lures and heavier weights.
Tip 4. used in the 2nd section of the rod, for heavy lure fishing (i’ve used lures weighing 120g with ease in this configuration), Ice fishing / heavy weights.
Summary of the Rigged and Ready Smuggler 4.
All in all this is a great, lightweight and durable travel fishing rod. It is absolutely perfect for kayak / canoe fishing due to being short, and also having a short butt.
This Rod is due out on the Rigged and Ready website shortly.
Please don’t forget the discount code which will give you 5% discount on any of the Rigged and Ready products: VM5
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