Boarmaster,
"Telescoping rods" have been sold for a long time in Asia & Europe (so there're not a new gimmick), though I think that they're still JUNK, other than the light ones for panfishing.
yours, tex.
"VICTORY OR DEATH"
William Barrett Travis, Lt.Col., comdt.
Fortress of The Alamo, Bejar
F'by 24, 1836
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