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  2. Fishing rod - Wikipedia

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    A fly fishing rod. Line guides on modern fishing rods. Fishing with a fishing rod. A fishing rod is a long, thin rod used by anglers to catch fish by manipulating a line ending in a hook (formerly known as an angle, hence the term "angling"). At its most basic form, a fishing rod is a straight rigid stick/pole with a line attached to one end ...

  3. Rod (unit) - Wikipedia

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    metric ( SI) units. 5.0292 m. The rod, perch, or pole (sometimes also lug) is a surveyor's tool [ 1] and unit of length of various historical definitions. In British imperial and US customary units, it is defined as 161⁄2 feet, equal to exactly 1⁄320 of a mile, or 51⁄2 yards (a quarter of a surveyor's chain ), and is exactly 5.0292 meters.

  4. Bamboo fly rod - Wikipedia

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    Bamboo fly rod. A bamboo fly rod or a split cane rod is a fly fishing rod that is made from bamboo. The British generally use the term "split cane." In the U.S., most use the term "bamboo." The "heyday" of bamboo fly rod production and use was an approximately 75-year period from the 1870s to the 1950s when fiberglass became the predominant ...

  5. Orvis - Wikipedia

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    US$316 million (2021) Owner. Perkins family. Number of employees. 1,500 (2021) Website. orvis .com. Orvis is an American family-owned retail and mail-order business specializing in fly fishing, hunting and sporting goods. Founded in Manchester, Vermont, in 1856 by Charles F. Orvis to sell fishing tackle, it is the oldest mail-order retailer in ...

  6. Fishing tackle - Wikipedia

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    Fishing with a fishing rod. A fishing rod is an additional tool used with the hook, line and sinker. A length of fishing line is attached to a long, flexible rod or pole: one end terminates with the hook for catching the fish. Early fishing rods are depicted on inscriptions in ancient Egypt, China, Greece and Rome.

  7. E.W. Edwards - Wikipedia

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    E.W. Edwards. Eustis William Edwards (July 27, 1857 – December 31, 1931) was best known as a premier bamboo fly rod maker and innovator. During his time, the fly rods he made were considered the best of their kind. He worked for H.L. Leonard, co-created the Kosmic Rod, produced fly rods under his own name and manufactured them for the large ...

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