rods 2 piece or 1 piece

[donald9826]

iam travling up to lizard island reefs and am going to buy a couple of new rods.
i have a hight restiction of 1.8meters to transport.
looking to get 1 rod to match shimano tss4 15kg setup spinning
2nd rod for overhead reel 20 pound line floating or bottom fishing.
are 2 piece rods any good for this type of outfits or should i try and get rods under 1.8meters.
thanks guys
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[edleigh7]

Donald...I used to make my own rods and always made one pieces 15ft beach rod, 9ft spin/bait rod and i swear by them....I had a station wagon at the time so it was all good. Now I have a mid size 4wd and its back to 2 piece for me::) ::) If you have the room 1 piece all the way brother;D ;D

Ed

[flairj]

Buy the best rods you want to get whether they are one piece or two. If they are over 1.8 just pay the extra when flying (or being especially nice to the check in ladies can sometimes have you sliding on through).

Personally I would think that one piece rods are better, especially in higher line classes and good rods will last you a long time and getting something that isn't as good for the sake of one trip would be a waste.

Also, I've taken almost every mode of transport with a particular 7 foot rod and I haven't had any problems.

Josh

[Noelm]

one of the problems I think you may face is that you will not be able to take anything longer even if you pay more, because the Plane to Lizard is a small one! but there is a heap of 6 foot (1.8) rods to fit your style, and if needed a 2 piece for casting/spinning if you need some extra length, I once made myself up a 1.8 metre rod that was an old Sabre blank, and it had a very fast taper so with a big spinfisher I could cast with it, but took a TLD25 and used it for all trolling/gamefishing on the same rod, worked a treat, I was really p!ssed off when it got stolen.

[Whitto]

Maybe Im barking up the wrong tree, I just see the connection point in a twp piece as a weak point, I guess at the end of the day it depends what you are fishing for, I fish for Bass and Barra and prefer a 1 piece, Cheers Whitto:)

[GPB]

Shimano T-Curve Bluewater 7'6" 10-15kg 2 piece or King Mac 7' 8-12kg 2 piece.
These rods are purpose built for travel buy making the long join in the handle, the same as the jig rods. Nomad use the 15-24kg model as their std GT rod on their trips. I would go for the King Mac with the TSS4, top combo;D ;D ;) .

[B_E_N]

ive always thought that it may deter the rod, for one i wonder if the point of join is stiffer at that part compared to a one peice due to a 2 peice having to have one part of the blank a slower taper as to be wide enough diameter wise to fit in the second half

[TheSaint]

If your got the room for 1 piece get it cause IMO 1 piece rods perform better..

[charleville]

When I have bought Wilson Live Fibre rods, I have experienced the sales people talking me into two-piece rods rather than the one-piece rods that I originally went in to buy on two occasions. The rods were the same price whether one or two-piece and they had both in stock so I could see no advantage to the sales guy in talking up the two piece.

I have never disassembled them into two piece ever since buying them as they are always rigged to go in my boat so I have never experienced any benefit in their being two piece - but I have never experienced any disadvantage either. They both work very well.

These days, two piece rods do not have the rigidity imposed by the brass fittings that used to be on the older rods so the curve of the rod under stress does not show any discontinuity.

When I have broken these rods (ouch!), it has not been at the join - nope - it has been by doing silly things at the tips like bending them through too sharp an angle when untangling line and also by leaning on them - carbon fibre is strong but unforgiving if mistreated.

So whilst I have two such rods, in reality I have had to buy four because of my clumsiness. Doh!:-[

I would not worry too much about getting two piece rods. They work fine. :)

[theoldlegend]

Soooooooooo, Charlie, I take it that you've bought four, broken two and now have two left?

I find that 2 piece rods are better. They fit in the boot and are easier to smuggle into the shed at the right moment.


TOL

[metaloid]

Hi Donald,

I've got a few (er, quite a few actually! ;D ) two pieces rod, and unless you're talking boat rods fished to their limit, they are "just as good" as one piece rods. Yeah, I know, a lot of people swear by one piece but I wonder how many of them ever use two pieces rods... I've even got a three pieces rod that outcasts my good old one piece Snyder, but then it's a specialist (jap) casting rod.

So have no fear about the performance of two pieces rods, but as always you get what you pay for and quality has a price!

[GPB]

The T-curve, Saltiga, some G Loomis and nearly all top Japanese HD popping and jigging rods are 2 piece, if you can break them it won't be at the join.
The top part of the rod slides inside the handle, therefore the power curve starts above the join. Go for the Miller T-Curve King Mac, you won't be disapointed.;D ;D ;D