Spinning rod

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A spinning rod is a variant of the fishing rod . It is designed for spin fishing (throwing fishing) , in which an artificial or natural bait is permanently thrown out and caught again in order to tempt a predator to bite with the moving bait.

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Nowadays, almost all spinning rods down to the low price segment are manufactured with a blank (rod blank) made of plastic, which is reinforced with glass or carbon fibers (GRP, CfK) or a mixture of these fibers. The simplest beginner rods and individual rods for specialists are still made from GRP, and individual collector's items are made from split bamboo cane. The spinning rod is built in very different ways, which can also vary considerably from country to country. North Americans prefer significantly shorter rods, while longer ones are used in Germany. In the German-speaking area, spinning rods are usually divided into the following categories according to casting weight: ultra-light spinning rods with a weight of 1 to 10 g, light spinning rods with a weight of 5 to 30 g, medium spinning rods with a weight of 30 to 60 g, heavy spinning rods with a casting weight of 50 to 120 g and ultra-heavy spinning rods with a weight of 100 to 250 g, the transitions are fluid. The length is usually 1.6 to 3.3 meters, with the clear majority of the spinning rods sold in Germany being between 2.4 and 3.0 meters long.

In general, shorter rods are recommended for boat fishing and longer rods for bank fishing. Exceptions are short, ultra-light rods for fishing in small streams. For reels designed spinning rods closer guides so that the guided above the rod blanks fishing line have not rub in with a bent rod in the drill at Blank. They also often have a trigger grip - a trigger-like finger support in the area of ​​the roll holder.

In recent years there has been an increasing specialization in spin fishing, so that some special rods with special design features have come onto the market: Twister and rubber fish rods with a very hard tip action for fishing with soft plastic baits, very short jerk rods for hard, jerky guiding of heavy surface baits, short ones Vertical rods with powerful tip action for vertical fishing under the boat, dropshot rods with very soft rod tips for so-called dropshot fishing and short, soft casting rods with parabolic action, which actually embody the typical American spinning rod and which specialists like to fish with special leaders like the Carolina- Rig and the Texas Rig.

The properties of a spinning rod should always be selected based on the size of the catch sought and the weight of the bait. An important property that a spinning rod must have is to ensure the best possible contact with the bait when fishing. In addition, the rod should be as light and well balanced as possible so that you can fish for long periods of time without getting tired.

Since the spinning bait is usually thrown out and hauled in again and again, it is important to ensure that the rings are of good quality, otherwise the line or rings can quickly wear out. Simpler rods with rings made of silicon carbide (SIC) are currently also available .