Fishing Rod Database

Travel Hunter EX

Five-piece 2.6 m travel lure rods, 20-30 g casting weight, PE 0.4-1.5.

Models
3
Length
8.5'
Type
Spinning

The Travel Hunter EX is Hearty Rise's multi-piece travel lure series, built for anglers who fly with their rods. The blanks use NET-V III structural technology woven with SNVC high-density reinforced carbon (99 percent), and the maker's stated benchmark is that the five-piece construction should be undetectable in use: smooth through the joints, with the elasticity, toughness, and handling of a conventional two-piece.

Three spinning models share a 2.6 m length and a 57 cm closed length. The 865ML (120 g) casts to 20 g on PE 0.4-1.0, the 865M (124 g) to 25 g on PE 0.5-1.2, and the 865MH (132 g) to 30 g on PE 0.6-1.5. Each also carries an egi rating, from 2.0-3.5 up to 3.0-4.5, so the series covers shore lure work and eging on the same trip, which is the point of a rod meant to go anywhere.

Series fingerprint
Power ML–MH Action Length 8'6" Lure 0.71oz–1.06oz Line 1.0PE–1.5PE

Shaded band: the spread of the lineup's 3 models, as percentile rank among same-type rods. Solid line = series median · dashed ring = catalog median.


Deeper Dive

A closer look at notable models.

THEXS-865ML Spinning · 8'6" · ML

THEXS-865ML is a 2.6 m ML spinning rod for packable travel lure rod for shore fishing and eging, casting up to 20 g and rated PE 0.4-1.0.

THEXS-865M Spinning · 8'6" · M

THEXS-865M is a 2.6 m M spinning rod for packable travel lure rod for shore fishing and eging, casting up to 25 g and rated PE 0.5-1.2.

THEXS-865MH Spinning · 8'6" · MH

A 2.6 m MH spinning rod for packable travel lure rod for shore fishing and eging, casting up to 30 g and rated PE 0.6-1.5.


Rods in this series

Save Model Length Power Price
THEXS-865ML 8'6" ML Buy from Hearty Rise
THEXS-865M 8'6" M Buy from Hearty Rise
THEXS-865MH 8'6" MH Buy from Hearty Rise