Rod Sleeves

In your opinion, which rod sleeve on the market is the best one?

Elite Rod Sleeves. Made in US, guides do not pop through sleeve, convenient label tag, durable mesh and protective tip, great colors to choose from. Casting, Spinning and Micro Guide Sleeves. Elite also makes a travel strap that is good for co-anglers, and hauling multiple rods in a vehicle. Best of all, excellent ownership.

Rod Sox. If they don't have the rubberized coating on the reel end of the cover, they're worthless.

I really like The Rod Condom . Darin is great guy, a veteran and his product is made in Texas...good prices and fast shipping too.

Rod Armorz is by far the best rod sleeve. I have zero affiliation with them. I spend my money on them because they are that much better. The rubber end is worth it! When I can pull a rod from my basscat rod box after running 3' waves and not spend 5 minutes aggravated because my Rayburn red trap is hung in a sock, its worth the money!

Angler Innovations Rod glove. It's neoprene and has a built in reel cover. About $20.00 each.

Rod Armorz. The rubber coating at the bottom is priceless. Available in all kinds of color and lengths and they are priced right.

YEPPERS !!!!!

+1. I like the protected tip on it and also the option for the strap around the reel that keeps them on at speed.

I like the older version with the soft dipped ends, not the newer ones with the hard plastic

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Agree

They have to have dipped ends or they are junk. I also like them shorter than needed. To keep them as far from treble hooks as possible.

I will go along with Rod Condom they are the best I have ever used.

Rod Condom.....made by a veteran and LEO.....good product and a good guy....new link in my signature

Easily the best cover AND the best prices. I'll never use another cover if I have a choice.

I agree, I have a couple that I have to roll up so they don't get that treble

VRX fishing products ROD GLOVE both versions the woven one or the neoprene work outstanding in the rod boxes with sleeves built into them.

Rod ArmorZ have a tighter compression and better filament fabric to keep them from flying off when you are traveling, but still very easy to slide off. With the dipped end and USA Made they are a great value!!

Not sure if they fixed this but if your bait is a plastic (worm, craw, etc.)it will melt that rubber coating and get all over the rod, reel, hands. May be certain plastics with salt or oil that it does it with. For those sleeves I fold the rubberized part up.

If your sox are long enough to get down to the hook area on the rod, then they are too long. Nothing worse than trying to dig a DD22 out of three different rod socks in the bottom of the rod locker.

I always get them shorter than their posted use lengths. All they need to do is come down to the last eye on the rod.

Rod Armorz is by far the best on the market

I agree.

Im a little disappointed ArmorZ doesnt make spinning rod covers...

I like the stick jacket more color to choose from. When reaching in the rod box I know what rods to take out. Also stick jacket make bait covers so hooks don't snag.

they are coming soon like mid January JK who

Yep!

Rod ArmorZ will soon release the Spinning Rod Covers AND also Ice Fishing Rod covers for the folks up north (IF it ever freezes again!)
The Standard Spinning Rod covers that were tested did not meet the "design standards" and were redesigned and modified.

Elite Rod Sleeves for sure. Rods don't pop through the material and some of the best mesh material on the market. The owner is a great guy as well. And they're made in the USA as well!!

www.eliterodsleeves.com

Not to put a damper on the thread.... But I never could get past having to take the things off and put them back on. Maybe I am not that rough on my rods.

Im not rough on any of my stuff either...In fact Im over protective of all my gear, hence the covers

Rod Armorz is hard to beat yall!

^^^^^^ Me too

rod sox

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/The_Rod_Glove_Casting_Pro_Series/descpage-TRGCPS.html

I think almost every manufacturer of rod sleeves has been mentioned in this thread but a few have gotten multiple and typically for good reason. My advice, use these to narrow your choices and then buy one of each 6ou 5hink you'll like. This is one piece of equipment that is totally "personal preference".

rod condom or rod glove

I hear ya. I might be a tad over protective as well. I never let my crew sleep outside.

+1

For some who do not seem to understand a basic reason for rold sleeves:

Using sleeves isn't always about allowing the user to treat rods rougher than rods without sleeves. I have so many rods that the factory-installed rod tip tubes had to go from my rod box. Once that's out, the rod sleeve of choice insures that I don't have to waste time on a bundle of rods who's tips get inadvertently tangled. Sometimes the tip of a rod being put into the rod box would go between the blank & line of a rod already in the rod box. They also seem to tangle themselves if rods roll, twisting a guide into the line on another rod. This entire fiasco is avoided by placing sleeves over the rod to prevent the tangle-dance inside the rod box. THAT is my primary reason.