I just took this rod to Costa Rica to fish off the rocks in the northwest Guanacaste region for big jacks and rooster fish. This rod is absolutely incredible and can cast surface plugs or jigs a mile away. The casting distance of this rod is absolutely incredible. I am buying another one right now.

This rod is very flexible for a 5-piece rod, action that you normally would get from a 1-piece rod. I tested it shore casting, I can cast pretty far even with a lighter sinker, although I didn't make an attempt to break it, I did put it through some rigorous casting tests. I've never used a rod that's longer than 7 feet, this 11 foot rod is pretty sensitive specially when I used it for stripers. My goodness, it freaked me out a couple of times when I got a bite and I wasn't looking, I mean you can really feel it. I'm planning to buy another one for my next fishing trip to Nova Scotia, great rod

Nice to have a big rod pack down so small. Guides could be a little bigger but seems to cast pretty well. Paired it with a Penn Fierce 6000 Live liner. I would buy it again.

My buddy who travels for work bought this rod and after he came back from FL he was very impressed with with the quality and performance. I went ahead and ordered mine. For a 5 piece travel rod this is a very quality product. It also has a fuji reel seat. When I opened the case and tried to assembe the rod I saw that the middle section was missing and instead there were two sections of the same size (section 4 before the top one). Contacted TD. Great customer service. I shipped the item I got and they will send me a new one which I hope there wont be any issues with any of the 5 pieces.

I can casts 2-3 ounce 25-30 meters, but I find it heavy if you were to use it for a few hours. It is also not very sensitive. I used a Fenwick Eagle(salmon version-10.5 ft) and the Ardito in the same spot and caught stripers with the Fenwick - much more sensitive. The Ardito did not catch anything...
I bought the 11 ft MH.
(The first Ardito also broke after a few casts-one of the extensions, but the store replaced it)

Seems to be a nice rod so far. Fairly well built and light. I wish the case was a little better quality.

Casts a mile and good quality

I am really giving this travel rod 3.5 stars but rounded up to 4. This is a nice rod and it does the job. I am happy with the performance and have landed several fish with it so far. My biggest gripe with the rod is that the pieces do not fit 'flush' against one another. Daiwa says this is intentional but it really ruins the aesthetics of an otherwise great looking rod.

Imagine looking at a rod where you can see a pronounced transition between each piece. Each transition has about a half inch gap between the ferrule of the two connecting pieces. This gap exposes the unfinished tapered graphite tip of the larger section that inserts into the bottom of the next smaller section. I suppose this design ensures all the pieces fit together tightly; however, the rod would look so much better if all the pieces fit flush against each other when assembled.

Other than that, I wish the case was sturdier and less bulky.

Light..

This is a beauty : light, great handle, seat and grip. very nice solid slip that nice wip.

I was amazed at how well a five piece travel rod was able to cast three and four ounce
lures with no problem. The rod is very light and does most of the work.

Been looking for a travel rod for some time, so when I saw this, I applied my birthday bonus and got a very nice deal.