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2. Fishing rod - Wikipedia

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   Telescopic rod. Lake Baikal. Eastern Siberia. Telescopic fishing rods are designed to collapse down to a short length and open to a long rod. 20-or-30-foot (6 or 9 m) rods can close to as little as one and a half feet (45 cm). This makes the rods very easy to transport to remote areas or travel on buses, compact cars, or public buses and subways.

3. Oppenheimer pole - Wikipedia

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   Wooden poles are also vulnerable to fire and much of the line's route suffers frequent bushfires. Many poles were later replaced with Oppenheimer poles for this reason. [1] The initial order for 6,000 poles [2] may have been made in Germany by Oppenheimer and Company (it is not certain) but later production took place in England under licence. [3]

4. Tenkara fishing - Wikipedia

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   A long rod allows for precise placement of the fly on small pools and allows for holding the fly in place on the other side of a current. The other main advantage of using the long tenkara rod is precise control for manipulation of the fly. Tenkara rod: A very long and flexible rod (usually telescopic) is used in tenkara fishing. The rods ...

5. Boat hook - Wikipedia

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   Although the traditional boat hook is still available, various different materials, such as aluminium and even a rolled up polymer are now available. [3] Although the boat hook is a general purpose reaching and holding-off tool on boats, there are more specialised forms, such as the Recovery Pole [4] designed for length rather than the rigid strength of a boat hook.

6. Pike pole - Wikipedia

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   The head of a pike pole with various implements for pulling items The head of a short firefighter's pike pole. A pike pole is a long metal-topped wooden, aluminium or fiberglass pole used for reaching, hooking and/or pulling on another object. They are variously used in boating, construction, logging, rescue and recovery, power line maintenance ...

7. Ski pole - Wikipedia

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   Length: Pole length varies according to use. Telescopic poles are available for adjustment while out skiing. Material: As noted previously, poles come in a two overarching materials, aluminum and carbon, alongside niche materials such as wood. Ski poles will sometimes use a mixture of materials, such as carbon-kevlar composites. [15]