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THE ROD
Woods such as hazel, ash, hickory, and greenheart were mainly used to make rods untill around the middle of the 19th century when rod maker realised split cane (Bamboo split lengthwise into strips and glued together. ) was more lighter, flexible, and durable than solid wooden rods.
Cane was to remain the most popular rod material for over a hundred years.
Even today some anglers still prefer it to the more modern man made materials and can spend a fortune having rods hand made.
Today boron, Kevlar, and, most successful of all, carbon fibre (graphite) are the standard materials for rods.
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Float Rods:
Most float rods today are constructed from carbon fibre, a 12 to 13ft rod will meet most anglers requirements, although some prefer a longer rod for those awkward to get to places.
The modern float rod is incredibly light, versatile and can weigh as little as 6oz.
A rod intended for small fish should have a fast but delicate action, whereas a rod intended for bigger species should have a middle or through action with a 2.5 or larger test curve.
Fishing is about using the correct rod and balanced tackle for your quarry.
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Ledger Rods:
The standard ledger rod is generally between 9 and 10 ft in length, with a threaded tip ring to take a swing or quivertip It ranges from soft to stiff. A soft action rod is an advantage when using a swingtip.
The second leger rod type is that with a spliced-in quivertip. Although most commonly used on rivers, rods with spliced-in quivertips can be fished on stillwaters. They are particularly useful for the pursuit of shy or wary fish.
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Spinning Rods:
Spinning rods are designed to cast artificial lures of all types. The ideal spinning rod is light, fitted with high quality rings to cope with the heavy usage it will suffer over its lifetime.
A rod with a medium action that will bend progressively from the tip into the middle section is preferable.
Fishing surface lures a stiff, tip-actioned rod is required for best results.
One-piece rods, (7 ft or longer) , are often known as baitcasters mainly designed for use with small multipliers sited on top of the rod for fishing dead baits etc.
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Fly Rods:
Fly Fishing rods are, thin, flexible fishing rods designed to cast an artificial fly,
Most modern flies are tied with synthetic materials. Originally made of yew, green hart, and later split bamboo (Tonkin cane), most modern fly rods are constructed from man-made composite materials, including fiberglass, carbon/graphite, or graphite/boron composites.
Instead of a weighted lure, a fly rod uses the weight of the fly line for casting, and lightweight rods are capable of casting the very smallest and lightest fly. Typically, a monofilament segment called a "leader" is tied to the fly line on one end and the fly on the other.
Each rod is sized to the fish being sought, the wind and water conditions and also to a particular weight of line: larger and heavier line sizes will cast heavier, larger flies.
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Poles & Whips:
Poles & Whips enable the bait to be controlled with great accuracy, the fight is taken out of the fish by a long length of elastic attaced to the top section of the Pole
Varying in length from 3 meters through to the longest at about 18.5 meters, they allow very precise positioning of the bait, which in turn enables huge catches of fish with accurate feeding
Poles are mainly only used by match anglers where speed is paramount.
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