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Fishing rod facts for kids

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Fishingpole
Fiberglass fishing pole and reel

A fishing rod is a tool used for catching fish. The rod is often used to cast an artificial bait to where the fish are. This is the way people catch fish for fun or sport. Commercial fishing is usually done using fishing nets.

A fishing rod is a line with bait on it, fixed on a pole. There is usually some way to make the line longer or shorter, and the pole it is fixed on can bend a little.

Images for kids

  • Deepsea

    Fishing with a fishing rod

  • Ustonson advert

    Trading card of the Ustonson company, an early firm specializing in fishing rods, and holder of a Royal Warrant from the 1760s

  • BrookesFrontpiece1790

    Frontispiece from The Art of Angling by Richard Brookes, 1790

  • 20121016-Snoek2-Fort2-5gr-Stilon16-Jan edit1-1080

    26.4-inch-long (65 cm) pike caught on an ultra-light spinning rod (5-gram or 75-grain casting weight) using a 1-inch (25 mm) spinner bait

  • Telescopic rod. Lake Baikal. Eastern Siberia

    Telescopic rod. Lake Baikal. Eastern Siberia

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