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casting rod
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noun
a fishing rod, generally 4–8 feet (1.2–2.4 meters) long, for casting bait or lures with a reel mounted near the handle that enables the thumb or finger to control the line during a cast, including rods used for bait casting and spinning.
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You can even build a makeshift casting rod if you've forgotten or lost the real article.
The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout|Charles BradfordThis man could do things with a casting rod and with a mid-iron too.
Those Times And These|Irvin S. CobbJohnny produced a glass fish casting rod with a small wad of cloth tied to the weighted hook.
Make Mine Homogenized|Rick RaphaelThey were a good six feet in length with the supple resiliency of a fly casting rod.
Quest of the Golden Ape|Ivar Jorgensen