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spinning rod

noun

First recorded in 1865–70

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The spinning rod is a thin piece of bamboo stick weighted with a lead or soapstone disc about half an inch in diameter.

An artificial frog cast with a fly-rod or very light spinning-rod is also a favourite lure.

He uses a spinning-rod 11 feet long, or a fly-rod 14 feet long.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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