Buy your first fishing rod
Good, high-quality fishing equipment is important, the first thing you want to have is a fishing rod. Many young fishermen use a simple fishing rod, when they grow up to be more experienced fishermen they buy a good quality fishing rod and really essential fishing tackle.
How do you know which fishing rod is the best?
When I buy a quality rod, and have already used a dozen in my fishing career, I look for three important factors. The length, flexibility and material of the fishing rod are very important. For all beginning anglers, I will explain how and why I consider those three factors.
Does the length matter?
When you go to buy a rod, the length is very important. The shorter the rod, the less action you get. This is because a short rod generates less torque when rolling and casting. It is probably best for a beginning angler to choose to add the longest rod. You will have a good casting distance when using the longest fishing rod.
Slow, fast or medium?
The flexibility of the rod is also a very important factor to consider when purchasing a fishing rod. The amount of action a rod will give is very important because it will tell you how stiff or flexible a rod is when you roll or cast a line. There are three types of rods available for your consideration.
1. The fast action rod. This one is stiff compared to the slow action rod. Has the least amount of curvature when casting or winding a line.
2. Medium action rod. This is a great option if you are a beginner angler, it is in between the slow action and fast action fishing rod.
3. Slow action rod. This one is very flexible and bends almost close to the handle.
Graphite or fiberglass?
There are many different types of materials, but titanium, wood, boron, bamboo, graphite, and fiberglass are the most widely used materials for fishing rods today. Graphite and fiberglass are
the most popular of the six materials. In my opinion you should start your fishing career with one of these two materials for a fishing rod. The advantages of a fiberglass or graphite rod are:
they can withstand considerable stress, are flexible, and weigh next to nothing. Of the two, I think the fiberglass rod is the best to start with. This is because they can be used in all fishing activities.
terms. Also, they are more durable and wear better than graphite fishing rods. Graphite fishing rods are more expensive than fiberglass.
So I recommend that most beginner anglers buy a long, medium action fiberglass rod. One thing to consider when shopping for a fishing rod is a good quality bag. This is just as important as the bar itself. A rod bag ensures that you can get the most out of your rod and keeps it clean and safe. Another thing to consider is the fishing rod holders. The fishing rod holders make sure that you can relax and that your rod does not fly when a fish bites. There are many different rod holders available. There is one that can be mounted on your truck, but the most common are the rods that are used on small fishing boats. There are portable rod holders that can be mounted on almost all small fishing boats.