casting rod

American  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Fresh-water fishermen were experimenting with a new casting rod, a 22-inch contrivance of spring steel called a "stubcaster."

From Time Magazine Archive

Would advise the use of casting rod, not fly rod, spoons and 20-lb. nylon lines.

From Time Magazine Archive

Two hours later, he laid the tool aside, returned to the house, took up a casting rod with a silver spoon on the leader and stepped down to the slough.

From Swamp Cat by Kjelgaard, James Arthur

They were a good six feet in length with the supple resiliency of a fly casting rod.

From Quest of the Golden Ape by Garrett, Randall

He raised his casting rod, swung it back over his shoulder, brought it forward again with a practiced flick of his wrist, and watched the lure drop.

From Freudian Slip by Abel, Franklin