Wanderlust
The original river-to-sea 5pc travel pair, 6'2" spin and 6'5" baitcast
- Models
- 2
- Length
- 6.2'–6.4'
- Price
- $239
- Type
- Casting / Spinning
The Wanderlust is where Jabbers started, the brand's first five-piece travel rod and the blueprint for everything after it. The River-to-Sea Special brief is in the name: one packable rod that fishes fresh water in the morning and the coast in the afternoon. The spinning WLS625M+ is a 6'2" medium rated 5-35 g and PE2.5, the baitcasting WLC655MH+ a 6'5" medium heavy rated 7-40 g and PE3, both with moderate fast actions that flatter a wide lure range. The plus in the model codes marks a spare section in the tube, part of the brand's replacement-section system where every section of every rod can be bought individually. At $239 they sit mid-range in the lineup.
Shaded band: the spread of the lineup's 2 models, as percentile rank among same-type rods. Solid line = series median · dashed ring = catalog median.
Deeper Dive
A closer look at notable models.
The original Jabbers travel rod in its spinning build, a 6'2" medium rated 5-35 g that moves from river lures to light salt work out of one small pack.
The baitcasting Wanderlust, a 6'5" medium heavy rated 7-40 g, the brand's first-model blueprint with a bit more backbone for heavier lures.
Rods in this series
| Save | Model | Length | Power | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WLS625M+ | 6'2" | M | Buy from Jabbers | |
| WLC655MH+ | 6'5" | MH | Buy from Jabbers |