Types of Fishing Rods Used by Advanced Anglers

Series Summary

The word for fishing refers to the act of hunting for fish, shellfish, squid, octopus, and other edible marine invertebrates. The most common type of fishing is a worldwide sport and hobby that requires equipment such as fishing poles, line, lures and bait. Fishing originated over 10,000 years ago among hunter-gatherer societies. Today, fishing is still a primary means of achieving food, but it is also a trophy sport. Freshwater fishing differs significantly from saltwater fishing in the equipment and complexity.

In this series of how-to videos, you can get tips to advance your fishing skills. Watch videos on different baits including frogs, jerk bait, Senko baits, and worms. Our expert fisherman teaches advanced fishing techniques such as “Walk the Dog.” You will also learn how to drop shot a worm and fish with spoons. Tricking up a spoon is another advanced technique you will learn from these expert videos. Learn about tube fishing and camo lines to trick the fish to your lure. Watch great fishing tip videos in this series such as buzz baiting and more!

Video Transcript

" Ron Colby, Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits. Whenever I do like some guide trips or take people fun fishing, I open up my rod locker and they see I’ve got 20 rods sitting in this. As you can see right here, there’s probably 10-15 of them sitting up here on the deck. Why do you need so many? There’s a lot of different presentation; a lot of different techniques. I’m going to give you a few right now on what to start with. Drop shotting; in that you’ll want some spinning, very good drag system on your spinning reel. Something you can fight the fish with because you’re usually using 4-8 pound test line, very light. You want a very nice soft bend on your rod, doesn’t take much. You want the rod to be fighting the fish a lot more and not so much to drag on your reel. Then as you step up, you can be going up and you’re fishing a little bit more heavier, spinning stuff, tubes, grubs, maybe some split shot and stuff like that. You’re going to be wanting a heavier rod; something that’s got a faster tip on it and is bending right here, a lot more backbone. Still very important, a good drag, because you’re still fishing with lighter line, 8 pound test, 8-10 pound test. Ten is about the heaviest you really want to put on a small spinning reel. As we step up, we go into lighter presentations. Using small rip baits and small crank baits and stuff, your bait casting reels, this prevents a lot of line twists. It’s usually more powerful to handle bigger fish or bigger bait. That’s still a fast tip and you’ve really got to pay attention to match, check on the sides, match your rod with your line weight and the lure weight. These rods are generally balanced and they work the best with what they’re saying right there. Now, as you go up and as we start getting into heavier tackle as you’re flipping trees and grass, you’re going to go for a really long rod. This is a 7’6” heavy rod. A lot of heavy action because you’re using like 20 pound test line or better and you’re pulling those fish out of the grass. Generally, bigger baits, heavier weight. "