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A great storage-saving rod, packing down to just 65cm
A good solid build comparable to standard one and 2 piece travel rods
Featured in our guide on the best fishing rods for pike as the best travel option
| Feature | What This Means |
|---|---|
| High-Modulus Carbon Blanks | Constructed from a stiff, lightweight, and strong carbon fibre material. High-modulus carbon allows for a thinner rod blank, improving sensitivity to detect bites and making it easier to handle for long periods. Ideal for fighting larger predator fish. |
| Fast Action | Designed to flex primarily near the tip, providing quick responsiveness. This enhances lure control, allows for precise casts, and improves hook-setting when a fish strikes. Perfect for techniques requiring finesse. |
| Light and Balanced Design | The rod’s weight is evenly distributed, making it comfortable to use over long sessions. It reduces fatigue and improves overall handling, critical for repetitive casting in lure fishing. |
| Four-Piece Travel Construction | The rod can be disassembled into four sections for compact storage and transport. This is ideal for anglers who travel or need a rod that’s easy to carry in a backpack or luggage. |
| Versatile Lure Fishing Options | The rod is available in configurations suited to various techniques, including light spinning, dropshotting, jerk casting, and vertical spinning, allowing anglers to match their gear to their specific style of fishing. |
| Length and Casting Weight | The Travel Heavy Spin model is 240cm long (7’10”) with a casting weight of 30-100g. This range is ideal for medium to large lures. The Medium version also measures 240cm (7 feet 10 inches) in length and has a casting weight range of 15-35g, making it suitable for small to medium-sized lures. |
| Subtle Styling | Finished with a sleek, understated design that maintains a professional look while prioritising performance. |
The Fox Rage Prism X Travel Rod is an evolution of the well-established and much-loved Prism range, offering multiple lure fishing options across popular models. These rods are known for their excellent value for money, serving as reliable workhorses with brilliant actions and balance to deliver a superb lure fishing experience.
Key features include high-modulus carbon blanks, fast action, light and balanced design, and four-piece travel options.
Here’s how the rod performed in testing and/or from experience and feedback from other anglers.Â
The Fox Rage Prism X Travel Rod demonstrates Fox’s expertise in creating practical, high-performance fishing tackle that doesn’t break the bank. The high-modulus carbon blank construction provides an excellent balance of strength and sensitivity while maintaining a surprisingly lightweight feel for a travel rod.
I was particularly impressed with how the four sections come together. There’s minimal movement at the joints and the overall feel is remarkably similar to a one or two-piece design. When testing various soft plastics and small jerk baits, the fast action provided excellent feedback, and I could detect even subtle takes that might otherwise have been missed.
During a recent trip where I had to pack light, this rod proved invaluable. I managed to land several decent pike up to 8lbs, and the blank had more than enough power to control them effectively. The casting accuracy was very good with me hitting spots around overhanging trees at 30 yards with 30g lures fairly consistently. The recovery speed particularly impressed me, allowing for good lure control even when working faster retrieves.
What stands out most is how little compromise there is compared to a one-piece, telescopic travel rod. While setting up takes an extra minute, the performance rivals standard rods while offering the convenience of packing down to a mere 65cm.
For travelling anglers or those tight on storage space, the Fox Rage Prism X Travel Rod is an excellent solution that doesn’t sacrifice performance for practicality.
Here is how the Fox Rage Prism Travel Rod compares against other products in its category. This table shows the overall rating based on the average of the key attributes that go into making a good pike fishing rod.
| Name | Overall Rating | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Daiwa Powermesh Deadbait Rod | 8.4 | £99.36 |
| Wychwood Agitator BR-S Deadbait Rod | 8 | £62.99 |
| Westin W3 Powerlure | 8.3 | £101.69 |
| Savage Gear Alpha SG8 Monster Bait Rod | 8.4 | £349.99 |
| Ninja S Spin Rod | 7.9 | £49.99 |
| Fox Predator Elite XS Boat Rod | 8.3 | £134.99 |
| Savage Gear SG2 Drop Shot Rod | 7.9 | £64.99 |
| Fox Rage Prism Travel Rod | 7.8 | £79.99 |
| Wychwood PDR Fly Rod | 7.9 | £134.99 |
There are four key attributes that form the basis of our reviews on pike fishing rods. These include the following:
Build Quality: – When assessing the build quality of a fishing rod we focus on the raw materials used to build the rod and how they knit together to output the rod’s overall performance.
Casting Ability: – Without stating the obvious here, we test how the rod casts both short distances and longer distances. We are examining how smooth the cast is and how much effort is required to gain the desired distance.
Playing Fish: – Here, we are looking at how a rod can dictate a fight, i.e. its power, how subtle it is and most importantly how enjoyable it is to play fish on.Â
Value for Money: – Under the ‘value for money’ review, we value and score the rod for its price-point against its quality and actual worth.Â
Here is how the Fox Rage Prism Travel Rod performed against is peers in each of these important attributes:
| Name | Build Quality | Casting Ability | Playing Fish | Value For Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daiwa Powermesh Deadbait Rod | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 |
| Wychwood Agitator BR-S Deadbait Rod | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 8 |
| Westin W3 Powerlure | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 |
| Savage Gear Alpha SG8 Monster Bait Rod | 8.5 | 9 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| Ninja S Spin Rod | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| Fox Predator Elite XS Boat Rod | 8.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8 |
| Savage Gear SG2 Drop Shot Rod | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| Fox Rage Prism Travel Rod | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8 |
| Wychwood PDR Fly Rod | 7.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 8 |
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