Fishing rod

The fishing rod is a device with the extended radius of action while fishing and fishing easier. A fishing rod has the task to facilitate the positioning of the fishing hook with bait on the fishing line to put your hook ( hook the fish ) safely and to fight the fish quickly and waidgerecht ( the fish tiring ) to him then land safely.

Historical Development

Only 150 years ago fishing rods were made up to a length of 5 m from willow, hazel or juniper.

For example, the actual development of fly rods began following the " hazelnut " era by about 1840, when enterprising Englishman exotic hardwoods for the Rod discovered, namely the types of wood and Lance Wood Green Heart. Both species had already proven itself for years in the shipbuilding and were in large quantities from the West Indies, but especially from British Guiana imported. The big step that can be regarded as really only completed for some years, it succeeded to a certain Mr. Higginbotham, who cut splicing in triangular shape, glued, and thus the three-or vierspließige rods constructions produced from the wood above and thus the grown rods replaced. This design achieved the ability to throw a rope, which was achieved by weight reduction and reduction of heaviness for the first time.

From then on, the development has progressed rapidly and in the United States and England, the first sechsspließigen rods are almost simultaneously made ​​from bamboo.

Today, 5 m long stick called rods used to catch bait fish.

Today

Today, materials such as carbon fiber, Kevlar and fiberglass reinforced plastics, as well as the mixture of those taken in the winding of a rod the main market share.

Only fly fishing split cane rods which find still like to use. Fishing with so-called " split cane " brings but compared to the angling with rods of modern carbon fiber (CF ) no benefits. However, they enjoy a certain reputation as status symbols among fly fishermen.

Today we distinguish between Telescopic Rods and plug rods. Among them, there are a number of rod types for a variety of fishing techniques distinguished:

• Bolognese
• Ice Fishing Rod
• Feeder
• Grundangelrute
• Carp
• Fly
• Match Rod
• Pirk
• Spinning
• Stipprute ( Kopfrute )

• Winkelpicker

Even in commercial fishing, the fishing is used as a fishing method, particularly by longline fishing (fishing with hook and line, eg so-called Aalschnüre ) or by the tuna fishing (fishing with a rod, line and hook ).

Construction

The fishing rod is made of a single-or multi-piece rod with guide rings for the fishing line as well as a handle and a bracket for attaching the fishing reel. Depending on the fishing reel used are the rings below or above the rod blanks.

Properties

Three main features characterize a Fishing Rod:

The first important property is the stiffness. Derived from the force which is necessary for bending rods are classified according to various systems, which can lead to some confusion. On Carp Rods English tradition the test curve is often given in lbs ( " 2.5 lbs " means that 2.5 pounds are needed to bend the tip perpendicular to the handle end ). At sea rods is also common to find a pound specification, but this is related to the carrying capacity of the cord which works best with the bending behavior of the tail blends ( " 50lbs " So here means that the string should have about 20 kg capacity ). In Continental Europe rods are usually classified according to the so-called casting weight. A casting weight of 80 g states that the rod works optimally when throwing a weight of this mass. From the American space the "Power " scale, which usually takes place at Spinning Rods application originates. There are ( as with the other classification methods as well) no standard values ​​. Very flexible rods are as xl (extra light), medium, m (medium ), and heavy known as xh (extra heavy). For the intermediate levels, there are analogous terms. Fly rods are also divides by line classes, but here is not the carrying capacity but to the weight of the throwing line is used as a benchmark.

The second decisive factor is the type of bending behavior under various heavy load. Some rods have a very soft tip, while the greater part of the tail hardly flexes under load. Others, however, bend under the load increases almost uniformly from the top to the handle. In the first case we speak of a "fast" in the latter of a "slow" or " parabolic " action. Between these two extremes all gradations are possible, including various designations have naturalized.

The terms " fast" and "slow" are misleading, because they refer to a third criterion, which is not defined solely by the action, but also strongly depends on the material: the reset speed. This is a measure of the tension force of the rod, how fast it returns to the straight position after a deflection again. For this criterion of rods there is no universal standard measurement system, but it decides heavily on the individual quality impression a rod leaves the user. Rods with a low recovery rate are called " flabby " felt and bring no good throw and lure control properties. In contrast to stiffness and action that should be sized differently depending on the area of the tail, a fast recovery rate is generally considered desirable.

Parameters

The most important characteristics of fishing rods are the length and casting weight. Furthermore, even the material, the action of the rod and the weight is important. The casting weight of says how hard bait and Posen / Leads should be, so that they can be easily ejected with the fishing rod. The weight of the rod is especially important for active fishing methods such as fly fishing or spin fishing, since the tail is continuously held in the hand.

Synonyms

The fishing rod is also referred to as hunger or whip worm scourge.

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