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Daiwa Ardito Surf Travel Rods
Daiwa Ardito Surf Travel Rods

Daiwa Ardito Travel Surf Rods are made to be carried on whatever adventure you may take with an easy multi-piece travel design that can fit in a suitcase or carried on a plane. These surf travel rods are perfect for destinations like Mexico.Short closed lengthFuji O-ring LC guides for use on spinnin...g or conventionalTravel case includedLimited 5 year warranty

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Hockey Review Rating 88%
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Popularity: 18473
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Ardito Travel Surf Rod DAI-2469

John
2 years ago

I just took this rod to Costa Rica to fish off the rocks in the northwest Guanacaste region for big jacks and rooster fish. This rod is absolutely incredible and can cast surface plugs or jigs a mile away. The casting distance of this rod is absolutely incredible. I am buying another one right now.

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Amazing !!!!!!!

Dennis D.
3 years ago

This rod is very flexible for a 5-piece rod, action that you normally would get from a 1-piece rod. I tested it shore casting, I can cast pretty far even with a lighter sinker, although I didn't make an attempt to break it, I did put it through some rigorous casting tests. I've never used a rod that's longer than 7 feet, this 11 foot rod is pretty sensitive specially when I used… read more it for stripers. My goodness, it freaked me out a couple of times when I got a bite and I wasn't looking, I mean you can really feel it. I'm planning to buy another one for my next fishing trip to Nova Scotia, great rod

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Nie rod for the price

Brendan
3 years ago

Nice to have a big rod pack down so small. Guides could be a little bigger but seems to cast pretty well. Paired it with a Penn Fierce 6000 Live liner. I would buy it again.

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Excellet rod for the traveler

Lostatsurf
4 years ago

My buddy who travels for work bought this rod and after he came back from FL he was very impressed with with the quality and performance. I went ahead and ordered mine. For a 5 piece travel rod this is a very quality product. It also has a fuji reel seat. When I opened the case and tried to assembe the rod I saw that the middle section was missing and instead there were two sections… read more of the same size (section 4 before the top one). Contacted TD. Great customer service. I shipped the item I got and they will send me a new one which I hope there wont be any issues with any of the 5 pieces.

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Casts well but heavy

Chris
4 years ago

I can casts 2-3 ounce 25-30 meters, but I find it heavy if you were to use it for a few hours. It is also not very sensitive. I used a Fenwick Eagle(salmon version-10.5 ft) and the Ardito in the same spot and caught stripers with the Fenwick - much more sensitive. The Ardito did not catch anything...
I bought the 11 ft MH.
(The first Ardito also broke after a few casts-one… read more of the extensions, but the store replaced it)

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Lightweight Travel Rod

Howard
5 years ago

Seems to be a nice rod so far. Fairly well built and light. I wish the case was a little better quality.

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Does its job

Matthew
5 years ago

Casts a mile and good quality

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Nice Travel Surf Rod

Peter
5 years ago

I am really giving this travel rod 3.5 stars but rounded up to 4. This is a nice rod and it does the job. I am happy with the performance and have landed several fish with it so far. My biggest gripe with the rod is that the pieces do not fit 'flush' against one another. Daiwa says this is intentional but it really ruins the aesthetics of an otherwise great looking rod.
… read more />Imagine looking at a rod where you can see a pronounced transition between each piece. Each transition has about a half inch gap between the ferrule of the two connecting pieces. This gap exposes the unfinished tapered graphite tip of the larger section that inserts into the bottom of the next smaller section. I suppose this design ensures all the pieces fit together tightly; however, the rod would look so much better if all the pieces fit flush against each other when assembled.

Other than that, I wish the case was sturdier and less bulky.

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Light

Fahad S.
5 years ago

Light..

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Perfect travel and surf rod

Charles
6 years ago

This is a beauty : light, great handle, seat and grip. very nice solid slip that nice wip.

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Great Travel Rod

Jose
7 years ago

I was amazed at how well a five piece travel rod was able to cast three and four ounce
lures with no problem. The rod is very light and does most of the work.

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Daiwa Travel Surf Rod

Richard
7 years ago

Been looking for a travel rod for some time, so when I saw this, I applied my birthday bonus and got a very nice deal.

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Daiwa Ardito Surf Travel Rods Questions and Answers

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Asked by Wenchao Chen 3 years ago

Will my shimano ultegra xtd 14000 fit this rod? I heard the reel foot for this rod is very small.<p>Thank you.</p>

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Rick - TackleDirect Customer Service 3 years ago

Wenchao,<p>The rod has a standard reel seat and will be able to fit most reels.  Please let us know if there is anything else we can assist you with.</p>

Asked by Andrew Barton 7 years ago

is this a spinning rod?

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Donald 7 years ago

The Daiwa Ardito Surf Travel Rods are spinning rods.

Asked by George 7 years ago

How long are the 5 sections when they are apart? How long is the travel case?

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Donald 7 years ago

The travel case is 30 1/2 inches and the rough estimate for each section is 28 1/2 inches per section.

Asked by Anglerbeatz 7 years ago

What's action this rod?

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Donald 7 years ago

The Daiwa Ardito Surf Travel Rods are fast action rods.

Asked by Levi 6 years ago

Will these rods handle small to medium sized sharks?

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Donald 6 years ago

I would say smaller sharks you would be able to handle this rod. Medium sized sharks will be testing this rods strength.

Asked by David 6 years ago

What is the rear grip length, 19 in, 20 in, or....? Thanks

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Devon 6 years ago

The rear handle length is 19" from the middle of the reel seat to the butt end of the rod.

Asked by Richard 6 years ago

What is the rod weight for these rods?

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Donald 6 years ago

The weight of the Daiwa ARDT1105MHFS-TR Ardito Travel Surf Rod is 11.2 oz.

Asked by James Cobb 6 years ago

Would the MH Travel Rod work for the Cape Cod Canal?

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Donald 6 years ago

You would want to use a rod with a bit more backbone fishing in the canal. The ODM Jigster series rods would be good rods to look into fishing in a canal with heavy currents and baits.

Asked by Henry 5 years ago

Will penn slammer III 5500 fit on the 3-8 oz rod? 

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chris jones 5 years ago

yes

Asked by Raymond Kufaas 4 years ago

Would a Daiwa Eliminator ELT6500 work with the 11’ travel rod?

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Rebecca Redington 4 years ago

That combo will pair well together. Good choice. 

Asked by Chris 4 years ago

Does spinning reel fit in travel case?<p><br><p><br></p></p>

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Sydney 4 years ago

Yes, you can fit a reel inside. 

Asked by Aaron 5 years ago

Would the reel seat fit the 19 stella 10000? 

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Bernie De Graaf 5 years ago

yes, it will fit 

Asked by Travel Fisherman 2 years ago

Is the travel case hard PVC type or soft?  What is the total length of the travel case?

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Brendan - TackleDirect Customer Service 2 years ago

<span>The Daiwa Ardito Surf Travel Rods come with a nylon hard case. This case measures approximately 27"inches. Please let us know if theres anything else we can assist you with. Tight Lines. </span>

Asked by Mike 7 years ago

What are the line & lure weights for both models? Thanks

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Bernie 7 years ago

ardt1105mfs-tr line weight 15-25 lbs lure weight 2-6 oz ardt1105mhfs-tr line weight 15-30 lure weight 3-8 oz

Asked by gordy 7 years ago

are the guides and reel seat fuji components?

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Bernie 7 years ago

The guides and the reel seat are all Fuji components.

Asked by C 6 years ago

What size reel would match well with this rod?

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Bernie 6 years ago

A 5000 series and up would work. Something like the Shimano Ultegra would pair nicely with the Ardito.

Asked by Mike 6 years ago

How are these made for spinning and casting reels? The first guide is very small so I am wondering doesn't that decrease casting distance for a spinning reel?

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Bernie 6 years ago

The line going through a smaller guide actually increases casting distance especially when using braid due to the soft nature of the line.

Asked by Jon 6 years ago

With such a small first guide, does this rod double as a baitcasting rod too?

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Bernie 6 years ago

Hello Jon, yes a spinning or conventional reel can be used with this rod.

Asked by Ernesto 6 years ago

Hi , can fish 20-40 Lbs Gts With it ? A 6500 Spinning reel Will fit? Thanks

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Bernie 6 years ago

Yes you can, the Daiwa Bg would pair up with the Ardito and wouldn't have any problems handling smaller gt's

Asked by Justin Adie 5 years ago

Which reel would be better for the MH, the Ultegra 5500 or the 14000? What other reels come recommended for this rod? Thanks for the help.

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Bernie 5 years ago

A Penn slammer 3 or the 5500 Ultegra would be a good match for the 11ft

Asked by Jason 5 years ago

Will a Okuma Azores z_65 fit on this rod?

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Bernie 5 years ago

The Z-55S would balance out better with the Daiwa Ardito Surf Travel Rod

Asked by Michael Ehrly 5 years ago

Hi, what is the weight of the MH Model? 

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Bernie De Graaf 5 years ago

11.2 oz's