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Originally Posted by vik
I have a 4 piece Sage rod and its sections are ~27" long which is long enough to get in the way when I carry it on my bike's front bag.

A 6 piece rod I was looking at has sections that are 17" or 18" long and as a bonus costs 25% of my Sage rod. So it carries much easier and I'm less concerned about what happens to it when crash or a drag/carry/throw my bike around during bushwacking hike-a-bike moments.

The Orvis 7 piece rod is a tad shorter and priced between the Cabela's model and my Sage.

I've seen Tenkara rods that are around 20" long and even simpler so I may go that route.

My tent poles are ~18" so that's a convenient length to shoot for for my bikey fly rod.
Again, I have no pictures to show you but I carried my rod in front of my sleeping bag with the Relevate Design Harness. It was only slightly longer than my tent and never got in the way. I did carry it in a good case which protected it when I crashed.
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