| Today's fishing rods have incorporated modern | | | | for reeling in or retrieving fish caught on bait. This |
| features that are not typical of the more | | | | very same action is known as angling. Spinning |
| primitive cane pole. Modern fishing rods contain | | | | RodsThese types of rods are the most popular |
| reels, which aid in the retrieval of fish caught in its | | | | today. They can be used either for heavyweight |
| bait. A much-sophisticated feature is the spinning | | | | or lightweight fish although they were proven |
| rod where the entire shaft of the rod except the | | | | best for trout, walleye and bass fish. They vary in |
| handle can move around on its axis to allow | | | | measurements from 5 and 7 feet (1.5 and 2.5 m). |
| flexibility when fish caught on snare bait struggles | | | | Spinning poles are commonly used in bass fishing |
| through the water. Like the classic cane fishing | | | | competition accounting for their flexibility and |
| rods, the fishing gadget is thick at the handle | | | | tolerance to stress. They accommodate bigger |
| (bottom) and is tapered and thinner at the tip. | | | | and tougher fly lines and stabilize them to avoid |
| This very basic design allows handling stability and | | | | line tangles during uncoiling of float lines. Jigging |
| flexible movement of the entire length of the | | | | RodsThese rods are best for heavy lures and |
| shaft. Types of Fishing Rods and SpecificationsA | | | | baits especially when reaching around 180 to 200 |
| typical fishing rod measures 6 and 16 feet (2 and | | | | feet under the ocean's surface. They are made |
| 5 m) and vary in capability to tolerate strain in | | | | of fine, solid materials which accounts to their |
| fishing activity. The length has a lot to do with | | | | heaviness. The use of jigging rods is specifically |
| withstanding force exerted by the fish to the pole | | | | due to alternating currents during the fishing |
| and determines for the most part the | | | | activity. Some oceans have erratic undersea |
| performance of rods used for angling. Cane Poles | | | | current. That is why the bait and fly lines should |
| Cane poles are one of the smallest and less | | | | be kept in place. Lures are also disturbed and |
| sophisticated gadgets in fishing. It is usually made | | | | cause confusion among fish if the lines are not |
| of bamboo or other flexible wood material with | | | | long and heavy enough to withstand and tolerate |
| the most basic fly line attached to it. Unlike other | | | | water currents under the sea. These rods are |
| more sophisticated fishing rods, cane poles do not | | | | best for target fishes usually found dwelling at the |
| usually contain reels or its equivalent to be used | | | | bottom of the sea such as halibut and cods. |