The action on this rod is superb, but it is not the most durable. It did make it through a trip to the Philippines, then broke out on the Bay. :(

Great rod but I have only used it for one trip so I don't know the longevity of it. Seemed to have good action.

I use to own a 3pc Gloomis GLX travel rods. I bought one of these for my son so we could fish together. I ended up selling the Gloomis and used the money to buy another rod and a reel.

I love the quality of this rod. Light yet strong. The detail and machining on the threading is appreciated. I like that the case is light but sturdy. Looking forward to taking this on a canoe trip to the boundary waters.

So i've traveled to Europe, Florida and mexico with this thing and never had an issue or incurred cost in traveling with the rod tube that it comes with as carry on. Not much experience with travel rods to be honest but this has good sensitivity and backbone and just plain works.

For the price point i think Daiwa has done a great job with the Ardito...if i'm ever in the market for a travel surf rod that's compact i will definitely look to diawa make it happen.

This rod fits any avid angler who struggles to transport their gear. Easily fits as carry on for flights and doesn't lose any power from being a 3 piece rod.

I bought one of these and leave it in my car. At least a couple times a week, I hit ponds on the way home from work. I also take it hiking, camping, and on vacations. Any time I see a lake or stream, I can stop and fish a bit. I can cast small spinners, senkos, spinnerbaits, cranks. It's a good middle-of-the-road rod, that doesn't excel at anything, but does everything well enough. Bass, pike, bream, crappie and trout have all been caught. It's well worth the money.

I have a few of these in both the 7'0 Casting and 7'0 Spinning models and they are fantastic travel rods. I travel a fair amount to fish and only taking fly rods previously it does limit your fishing somewhat.

Much to the annoyance of my other half I can now take a decent rod with me whenever we go away in case an opportunity presents itself and more often than not I do find some time to throw a few lures even if it does mean waking up at the crack of dawn.

I've also taken these rods to the Amazon where they stood up to some serious scrutiny from some pretty big peacock bass. It's great to find a good quality rod a decent price. My main complaints with 3+ piece rods in the past is you can either get quality or you can save money and until now these were mutually exclusive.

Bought this for travel for a future trip. Rod is of high quality and as advertised. I do not see any issues that I will have traveling with this unless TSA decides poles are now deadly weapons.

It's an excellent casting rod and ideal for my fishing travels with my family

This is an awesome travel rod, highly recommend it!

Excellent construction, light weight, very good casting performance, good action, feels like a 2 piece rod not a 3 piece and the travel case makes it an excellent value for money. Size, line rating and casting weight makes it suitable for use both in freshwater and inshore saltwater applications. Pair it up with a 3000 or light 4000 size reel for the best balance.

I bought the Ardito travel rod to fish with got-chas, small plugs and jigs. Due to its lenght it casts really long. It is a light but Strong rod, caught jacks, pompanos and big tilapias (freshwater). I definetely recommend it!

Very nice rod. Good action for the purpose of bass fishing(Texas rig worm, frogs). Great for transport and good quality.