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ice rods

Hunting & fishing; Rods & tackle

Modern ice rods are typically very short spinning rods, varying between 24 and 36 inches in length. Classic ice rods - still widely used - are simply stiff rod-like pieces of wood, usually with a ...

Sea rods are designed for use with huge fish from the ocean. They are long, (around 4 metres on average), extremely thick, and feature huge and heavy tips, eyes, and handles. The largest of sea rods ...

surf rods

Hunting & fishing; Rods & tackle

The most common type of sea rods are for surf casting. Surf casting rods resemble oversized spinning or bait casting rods with long grip handles intended for two-handed casting techniques. Generally ...

trolling rods

Hunting & fishing; Rods & tackle

Trolling is a fishing method of casting the lure or bait to the side of, or behind, a moving boat, and letting the motion of the boat pull the bait through the water. In theory, for light and medium ...

telescopic rods

Hunting & fishing; Rods & tackle

Telescopic fishing rods are designed to collapse down to a short length and open to a long rod. 20 or even 30 ft rods can close to as little as a foot and a half. This makes the rods very easy to ...

spey rod

Hunting & fishing; Rods & tackle

Spey casting is used for fishing large rivers for salmon and large trout such as steelhead and sea trout. Spey technique is also used in saltwater surf casting. All of these situations require the ...

fish hook

Hunting & fishing; Rods & tackle

A fish hook is a device for catching fish either by impaling them in the mouth or, more rarely, by snagging the body of the fish. Fish hooks are normally attached to some form of line or lure device ...