Item: fishing rod
Rod Types: fly, bait cast, conventional, spinning, specialty-kite, teaser, ice
Applications: saltwater-surfcasting, live bait, casting lures, bottom fishing, kite & trolling; freshwater-live bait , casting lures, float or bubble, bottom fishing
Action: Refers to wall thickness of blank material and where shaft bends. Types are fast-bend in top third of shaft, medium-bend in middle section; slow-bend in bottom third of shaft.
Basic Parts: butt, reel seat, fore grip, shaft (blank), guides, tip
Butt Materials: Cork grip, foam grip, metal butt with gimbal
Blank Materials: fly-split bamboo, Kevlar, graphite, or composite; bait cast , conventional & spinning-fiberglass, graphite, or composite
Guide Materials: Ring guides are usually a metal frame with plastic, ceramic, or metal rings. Roller guides are usually a metal frame with metal wheels that turn as the line passes over them.
Selection: Think about where you will fish-saltwater (near shore or off shore), freshwater (lake, stream or river). Desired rod type. Preferred application, action and materials. Price.
Price Considerations: Budget. Quality. Fishing frequency.
A fishing rod is a tool used to catch fish, usually for sport. (Sustenance and commercial fishing usually involves nets.) A length of fishing line is threaded along a long, flexible rod or pole; one end terminates in a barbed hook for catching the fish, while most of the rest of the line is wound around a reel at the base of the pole.
The pulley-like arrangement of the reel allows the fish to be "reeled in" once caught. The use of a fishing rod is known as angling.
Fishing rods vary in length and strain capabilities. Usually fishing rods will vary in size between 6 and 16 feet. This length advantage increaese the amount of force which the fish exerts on the fishermans arms.
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