Fishing Rod

Traditionally a fishing rod was made from made from bamboo or cane, in the early 1900's with the development of glass fibre lightweight rods were available to all. The development was further enhanced and rods became even lighter and more rigid when graphite or carbon fibre was used. This material has become the gold standard and a long way from the early split cane rods.

Rod rings have also changed over the years - originally simple metal rings were used which were prone to rusting if not dried out completely, leading to lines becoming damaged or even snapped. Over years of use heavier lines had a tendancy to cut grooves in these rings. These shortcomings were overcome by lining the inside of these rings with a hard waring composite material, these new rings would last a lifetime without showing signs of wear.

The other features of most rods are a non-slip handle which invariably is made from cork and rings or other type of locking mechanism to hold the reel in place.

Similar to other items of tackle and because of the diversity of fish and fishing methods there are generally four distinct types of fishing rod available - float, ledger, spinning and fly rods.

Float or Match rods are generally around 12-13ft and this will cover most situations however the 'bolognese' style which was developed in Italy can be up to 20 feet long. This style offers much better float control, and therefore bait presentation, particularly on rivers.

If fishing for small fish you should chose a blank with a light tip action whereas for larger fish such as Pike and Carp one should choose a rod with more of a through action, allowing for better control when playing a fish.

Ledger rods used to have a screw in top rod ring into which various types of quiver or swing tips could be attached. This seems to have gone out of vouge in more recent years, in favour of a rod featuring built in and interchangeable quiver tips. These quiver tips are usually rated by their test curve in oz and this would be macthed to the size of weight needed for various angling situations.

Spinning rods tend to be shorter than the two described above and are made as light as possible. the rings on these rods need to be of the highest possible quality to withstand the line running through them constantly, unlike in any other from of fishing were this occurs intermitantly.

Fly Fishing rods have one distinct difference to all other types and that is the positioning of the reel restraints which are very close to the butt. These again are available in lght and heavier versions the type you choose is mainly dependant on the size of your quarry.

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