Image via WikipediaWhen I am fishing I don’t use the same ole fishing rod for every occasion. I use the rod and reel that fit the water, obstacles and species I am fishing. Fishing for small brook trout doesn’t require a heavy rod or line as that tends to take the fun out of fishing and the same thing goes for Chain Pickerel or Smallmouth Bass, don’t go so light you lose everything.
Knowing the difference between rods can make for far more exciting fishing in my books, although as a kid I only had one fishing pole and it was really a not a fishing pole at all, just an electric fence pole and it worked great for catfish.
In my case my fishing pole was actually a pole but for the most part fishing rod and fishing pole mean pretty much the same thing.
Even when I finally got a real fishing rod my dad always referred to it as a fishing pole.
That was many years ago but today I don’t use a thin metal pole, instead the rods are made up of various materials like, graphite, carbon, fiberglass, bamboo or composites making for some pretty cool rods.
Today I spend most of my time on the water with my Fly rod in my hand. It’s just so much more fun when I land a big Chain Pickerel using my Fly rod but I still have a blast using my spinning gear for these toothy monsters of the shallows.
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