The rods are easy enough to carry it's the rest of it that makes it bulky and heavy, my main tackle bag in itself is okay but then adding extras that will fit into it, then having extra luggage for clothing and food, then add in carrying a lock and chain, the weight soon adds up.
Once we get into some warmer weather a lot of the clothing will be significantly reduced, it's just still a little bit nippy out on the coast especially when you're just basically sat in one place, and not moving about so much.
I do think until the warmer weather arrives properly I will have to use something similar, I have a 9ft telescopic spinning rod which would be fine for some rock fishing with lures etc, and a 10ft 2pc general purpose rod that I can use for some pier or float fishing.
Keeping the tackle light to a couple of rods and a minimum amount of end tackle will be the way to go for the time being, and reducing what extra clothing I take will help too.
It's all about experimenting and seeing what works and finding a compromise that suits