Tsunami TSTSC 1002H Trophy Surf Casting Rod

Bought two shield 4000 reels. Absolute trash and ended up throwing both of them away after about a month. However I thought there rods were pretty good. Then on a recent trip to the keys I had TWO tsunami rods break. One broke on a mangrove snapper. A tiny mangrove snapper.. and the other broke while casting out a 6oz weight for a trolley rig. The rod was rated to ten ounces and a six ounce weight snapped it. To top it off there customer service is non existent and they don’t respond to emails or phone calls. Avoid tsunami at all costs.

Great surf rod for the price. This is a cheap, but GREAT rod. Rod handles fish great and the 50/50 split for the 2 piece makes it very easy to put away without it taking up too much room.

I actually use this rod with an Okuma trio rex reel and love it for chunk fishing. Handles blues and stripers with no problems. Actually went out and bought a 2nd one for my brother.

Rods look and feel great . Can't wait to use them

I bought this 7ft 2 piece rod as a second inshore rod after having used and liked my larger Tsunami rod. Very good for the price, nice and lively. It's a little lighter action than I thought, but works out fine for throwing anything up to about 2-2.5oz. Nice build quality and a good thin grip with a large butt knob. Reel seat is quality too, I use with a 4000 series penn reel, which is a little too big for this rod but was given to me.

Paired this rod with a Tsunami Shield reel for a light surf set up

I bought this rod for my dad for father's day and when I got it in the mail and looked at it I couldn't believe how nice of a finish it had, has kind of a carbon fiber look to it and how light of a 2 piece rod it was when i put it together! If your looking to do some serious surf fishing but don't want to spend an arm and a leg the tsunami trophy series is the way to go! Has a very grippy textured cork tape handle that feels really nice in the hand, feels more like a one piece rod than a 50/50 split with alot more backbone, and of course for those who like big guides instead of the really small one like you see on the other rods, this rod has them! He has this rod paired with an older reel but yet pretty big a penn 7500ss with 30lb braid fishing with a bottom rig (4oz pyramid) and he said it casts ultra smooth oh and the rod is a medium heavy. 1 other feature about this rod I forgot to put out there was it has kind of a matte black finish at the break down portion of the rod to help assemble and take apart the rod for traveling which I thought was pretty cool cause no other rod i know of has that . Sorry for all the random sentences, but hope this helps!

Purchased this rod for use at the cape cod canal. Happy with the quality, can not wait for spring. Experimenting a little, rod appears capable of handling the heavy jigs 3-6 oz I use.

The rod tip broke while on vacation this year.......not a fault of the rod. I have emailed the manufacturer to try and pruchase a replacement section with no answer . It's a good rod for the money, but if you have a problem, customer service is non existent.

Have been using this rod, paired with a Shimano Ultegra CI4 Plus XSB Surf Spinning Reel. I use this combo walking the beaches of Cape Cod and also for casting slightly lighter stuff in the Cape Cod Canal. Rod has handled everything exemplary so far ranging from 10lb False Albacore up to 25lb stripers.

I was looking for a rod that was had some power for casting and landing a fair size fish that I would act like a one piece, but in in two for easier transporting. I like this one. I have a one piece 12ft and it works decent, but it is awkward to transport. I don't want to appear like to overzealous fisherman with rods sticking out windows, truck beds, roof racks, etc... and this rod gives me that liberty. Most rods will have a bow towards the tip because of the wave action, this one barely budges. Most will bend when an average fish. This one doesn't show much a bend at all with fish over 10lbs. Smaller sharks (under 4ft) will put a slight bend on it initially. I have not had it long, but I like it so far.

light rod easy to cast.great product

I've been pleased with Tsunami rods and this is no exception. It's a very friendly casting rod for someone who's learning.

Throws 4oz like nothing - great casting action

The fishing rod has the backbone to fight big fish.

The rod cast really good and not flimsy at the tip for further distance. The quality of the rod blank is excellent because it use airwave blank material for the upper section rod with stainless steel frame followed by a thick coated epoxy for protection. I believe the blank design on the trophy series is better than the airwave for superior toughness and light weight.

great sensitivity. casts braid well.

This rod is perfect for bait fishing. If you are looking for a plugging rod go with the trophy.

Very Nice Rod