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