Fishing rod
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A fishing rod or fishing pole is a long, thin rod used by anglers to catch fish by manipulating a line ending in a hook. At its most basic form, a fishing rod is a straight rigid stick/pole with a lin
A collection of fishing rods
Line guides on modern fishing rods
Fishing with a fishing rod
Trading card of the Ustonson company, an early firm specializing in fishing rods, and holder of a Royal Warrant from the 1760s
Fly fishing
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Fly fishing is an angling technique that uses an ultra-lightweight fishing lure called an artificial fly, which typically mimics small invertebrates such as flying and aquatic insects to attract and c
Fishing rod
…spin fishing rods (both spinning and baitcasting rods) are optimized for frequent, repeated casting, and are usually lighter and have faster action; fly rods are designed to better sling heavy lines and ultralight artificial flies, and are usually much more flexible and slower in action; surfcasting rods are…
Man fly fishing in the Sava.
Fly rod and reel with a brown trout from a chalk stream in England
Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler, published in 1653 helped popularize fly fishing as a sport. Woodcut by Louis Rhead, 1900.