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Cabela's TQR502-2
Score 2.83
5', 2-Piece,
MSRP $109.99,
AA 70,
ERN 2.67
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Cabela's TQR502-2
(5' 2-pc) |
Paul |
Jeremy |
Jim |
Joe |
Composite Score |
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| 1.) Rod Tube, Sock and Presentation |
2 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3.5 |
| 2.) Grip and Reel Seat |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| 3.) Hook Keeper, Label and Rod Markings |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| 4.) Guides, Ferrules and Tip-Top |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3.25 |
| 5.) Short Distance Casting |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3.5 |
| 6.) Medium and Long Distance Casting |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 7.) Roll Casting |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2.25 |
| 8.) Accuracy and Delicacy of Fly Delivery |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3.25 |
| 9.) Fish Handling |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2.25 |
| 10.) Reviewer's
Prerogative |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2.25 |
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| Composite Score |
2.50 |
3.80 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
2.83 |
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Jim Stuard's Comments:
Definitely a mighty-mite. At 5’, this is the shortest of the 2wts. Ton of
filler in the grip and it’s way too big for a rod this size. Save the cork
Cabela's! Rod ID is hard to read. I dinged it on the single foot guides but
it’s wrapped pretty well. This rod is all about the short distance
casting. Far better for trouty dries and extremely small poppers. Good
close-in rod but it loses accuracy after 25’. Not great but it still
turned some 6-8” bluegill. Probably great for the tricos. While not as
versatile as some of the other rods, I can see it’s usefulness in
extremely tight conditions or for smaller fish.
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Joe Cornwall's Comments:
Taking this rod out of the tube for the first
time I noticed a lot of voids in the cork. There seems to be a good
amount of filler in this one. The rod balances just in front of the
reel with the BP UL loaded with a DT2 at 2.85-ounces. This forced a grip
so far back on the cork that much of my hand was on the reel seat.
Probably a result of too much mass in the grip and seat - lighten it up
guys! I just couldn't get a feel of balance, and in my opinion a
butt-heavy rod is a great way to screw up the timing of the cast and throw
a tailing loop. My casting notes made on the water were less than
enthusiastic. "Roll casting is non-existent for me. Delicate
delivery on overhead casts to 25-feet, but beyond that I have to pray
there's no breeze." I wasn't impressed with accuracy, noting that
with this fly rod "I'll have to be satisfied with placement in the general
area." I almost hate to go on with transcribing my notes, they don't
get much more flattering. My final comments from the field "I'll bet
this will make a dandy super-ultra-light spinning rod. That's what it casts
like, anyway."
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Jeremy Kurtz's Comments:
If you fish the tiniest of
streams for small brookies, then this rod is up to the task. The TQR 502
is short at only 5 feet, but it is meant for specialized situations. The
rod features a nice olive blank, and wraps.
Guides are single foot. The cork grip is over sized for this rod, but the
quality of the cork is nicer on this rod than it is on the TQR 702. The
rod also has the same cork up-locking reel seat as the 702. This rod is
for short casts in very tight quarters. It doesn't have a lot of power and
it's best used on small fish only. I had a 6 inch bluegill on this rod and
it bent down to the cork. The rod roll casts well, and handles even #14
bead head nymphs.
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Paul Feldman's Comments:
This rod comes in the standard
cloth covered tube with no markings to indicate what rod is in the tube. I
use up lots of key tags on these. The rod is slightly noodle like, but not
overly so. It casts reasonably well at short distances but don’t push it
too hard. It is after all, a 5-foot rod.
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Manufacturer's Comments:
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