This page indexes 553 Sportex fishing rods across 67 series, with full specs for each: length, power, action, lure rating, line rating, pieces, and price where available.
Sportex has built fishing rods in Germany since 1949 under the motto 'Der Massstab im Rutenbau', the benchmark in rod building, and remains one of the few European brands that rolls its own blanks domestically rather than importing them. The company, operated by Bayer & Borgolte, publishes an unusually disciplined factory spec table for every model: length, pieces, transport length, rod weight, guide count and a casting rating given as an optimum weight plus a tolerance range, the traditional German Wurfgewicht convention.
The range covers most of European angling. Predator spinning is the core, from the Black Arrow G4 and Hydra RS-3 jig rods through the travel Black Pearl Maxx family; carp rods run test curves from stalker builds to 3.75lb long-range blanks across the CS ladder (Advancer, Beyond, Catapult, Competition, D-N-A, FBC, Graphenon, Invictus, Revolt); and the catalogue rounds out with catfish, feeder, match, barbel, lake-trout and sea-trout families plus boat and jigging travel rods under the Magnus Seamaster name.
What Sportex is known for
Sportex is known for German-rolled blanks at a time when nearly all European rods are built in Asia, and for the optimum-plus-tolerance casting ratings on its spec sheets. The predator side is the reputation carrier: Black Arrow G4 jig rods, the Hydra RS-3 and Curve RS-3 families, and the Kev Nitro RS-2 with its Kevlar-reinforced blank. Carp anglers know the CS ladder from the value Advancer CS-3 to the Graphenon Carp CS-2 flagships, and the Magnus Seamaster travel rods cover Nordic boat fishing. In this catalog it cross-shops against the UK carp brands on test curve and the JDM spin brands on blank quality, at prices reaching €929 for the top sea-trout builds.
67 series indexed below; the chip clouds organize them by primary use and by technique fit. A series can appear under multiple groups when its rod lineup spans more than one.
IPower rating inferred from the lure / line-weight recommendation — not specified by the manufacturer.
Frequently asked: Sportex
How many Sportex fishing rod models are in the Fishing Rod Database?
Fishing Rod Database currently indexes 553 Sportex rods across 67 distinct series, with full spec coverage on length, power, action, lure rating, line rating, and piece count.
What are Sportex's largest rod series?
By rod count, the largest Sportex series in the catalog are Black Arrow G4 (23 rods), Black Pearl Maxx (20 rods), Jig Xpert (20 rods), Competition Cs-5 (19 rods), Illusion (17 rods).
Where is Sportex based?
Sportex is headquartered in Germany, founded 1949.
Does Sportex make travel or multi-piece rods?
Yes. Sportex's multi-piece travel series include Magnus Seamaster Travel Spin, Black Pearl Maxx Travel, Carat Gts-2 Travel, Magnus Seamaster Travel Boat. Piece counts of 4 or more pack down for backpack and air-travel carry, with most series offering matching 2-piece variants in the same spec windows.