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First Fishing Pole
Monday, September 19th, 2011
What You Need To Know Before Buying Your Fishing Poles
One of the most remarkable buys that you will make when beginning to obtain fishing gear is the acquisition of your fishing poles. Although the quality of your fishing pole does not necessarily determine the kind of fish you are capable of catching, but having well built fishing pole can make a huge difference in how comfortable you are while fishing.
There are many examples of people catching trophy fish on high quality fishing poles. Even though you can make a big catch on children’s pole, or an affordable pole, normally the serious fishers will purchase a better quality pole, as these poles are less likely to break under strain.
The level of durability and provisions employed in their production are what sets best quality fishing poles apart from their inexpensive counterparts. Good quality fishing poles are crafted of hard materials that are able to bend. In most circumstances, the ability of the pole to bend is what prevents the pole from snapping under strain.
For instance, children’s rods are normally designed to handle smaller fish. Nonetheless, because the poles are usually extremely pliable to account for the tendency of children to roughly pull on the pole, they are able to handle some species of bigger fish because the pole is able to bend.This is the kind of pole that traditionally works best for most River Fishing.
As an exception, open ocean fishing poles tend to be a lot less supple, able to hold its shape under the pull of a fish weighing hundreds of pounds. Notwithstanding while dealing with tuna and other large fish, poles that easily bend will break, because the pressure from extremely larger fish will ofcourse go beyond the fundamental strenght of the pole.
It is recommended that you pick a pole that has more strenght and little bit supple, because this type of pole can be utilized in most fishing circumstances, if you need diverse functional fishing poles. As you progress with your fishing skills, you will end up with a variety of fishing poles designed for different purposes so that you can relish the full spectrum of fishing and have the proper gear to do so.
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Fishing Pole Eyelets $19.99 Fishing Pole Eyelets – Photographic Print |
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Man with Fishing Pole and Catch $49.99 Man with Fishing Pole and Catch – Giclee Print |
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Man with Pipe and Fishing Pole $49.99 Man with Pipe and Fishing Pole – Giclee Print |
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Man Walking and Carrying Fishing Pole $79.99 Man Walking and Carrying Fishing Pole – Premium Photographic Print |
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WII Fishing Game-Fish Pole Rod For Nintendo WII- Fish Pole $13 WII Fishing Game-Fish Pole Rod For Nintendo WII- Fish Pole |
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First Day Fishing $29.99 Lydia Davis First Day Fishing – Photographic Print |
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Boy Pole Fishing by Shoreline with an Oil Lamp $24.99 Dennis Hallinan Boy Pole Fishing by Shoreline with an Oil Lamp – Photographic Print |
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Happy Valentines Day, Children with Fishing Pole and Heart $39.99 Happy Valentines Day, Children with Fishing Pole and Heart – Giclee Print |
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Activision Rapala Pro Bass Fishing 2011 With Rod and Fishing Pole $51.99 1 User 76409 Activision Activision Blizzard, Inc Complete Product Game No Not Applicable Rapala Pro Bass Fishing 2011 With Rod and Fishing Pole Rapala Pro Bass Fishing 2011 With Rod and Fishing Pole Retail Simulation Game Software Standard Wii www.activision.com |
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Extended Closed Spinning Travel Fishing Pole Rod $17.2 Description:Extended Closed Spinning Travel Fishing Pole Rod.Enhance your fishing experience with this excellent Travel Fishing Pole.Made of plastic and metal material, it comes complete with line hook guides!Easy to setup in seconds, Fishing Pole Rod is great for camping, canoeing, plus it can fit into most tackle boxes for a spare.A ring on tip of the Telescoping Fishing Rod to hang on the wall, closet or vehicle.Section: 6Closed Length: ~60cmExtended Length: ~269cmDiameter: ~2.2cmWeight: 237.8gPackage Included:1 x Spinning Fishing Pole |
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Retro Boy Pole Fishing in Lake Inside Canoe $24.99 Dennis Hallinan Retro Boy Pole Fishing in Lake Inside Canoe – Photographic Print |
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Mini Telescopic Pen Fishing Rod Fishing Pole Combo with Fishing Line $26.99 Material: Fibreglass Features:Mini Telescopic Pen Fishing Rod 6′ft./10 sections /87g Pocket Fishing Pole Combo with free fishing line 20m Free accessories Nice PackagePen fishing rod(Color: as photos show.or just tell us the color you need, we’ll see if they are available in stock then.) Closed lenghth for pen fishing rod: 23cm, 10sectionsFull length: 180cm Minor Diameter: 1.1mmMajor Diameter: 18.4mmN.W: 80gMateril: Stainless material for reel seat and guides.Inside materil of guides: Plated TitaniumPerfect match with fishing reel from GW s1000, 2000, SW25-30.Free fishing line of 20mFree fishing accessories, (lure, hook, floats etc.)as photos showDirectly from FactoryEasy for carrying.Cute item to bring you a lot of fun when fishing. |
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Humminbird Smartcast RF25 Fishing Pole Mountable Fishfinder 4062501 406250-1 $85.53 Humminbird Smartcast RF25 Fishing Pole Mountable Fishfinder 4062501 406250-1 |
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German Fishing Boat ‘Matador’ Setting Off for the North Pole $39.99 German Fishing Boat ‘Matador’ Setting Off for the North Pole – Giclee Print |
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Portable Big Telescoping Spinning Travel Fishing Pole $18.2 Description:7 Sections Portable Big Telescoping Spinning Travel Fishing Pole.Portable Big Fishing Pole with line hook guard spinning design.Pull out to use or close for storage in a few seconds.Telescoping Fishing Pole is great for hiking, back-packing, traveling, or to pack on your motorcycle, compact cars, etc.Durable and lightweight material ensures a better pulling strength and a longer life span.A very convenient and practical Portable Fishing Pole gadget.Section: 7Dimension: ~290cm(Extended) x 63cm(Closed)Diameter: ~2.5cmWeight: 317gPackage Included:1 x Spinning Fishing Pole |
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Portable Telescoping Fishing Rod Fish Pole for Travel $10.49 Description:Be ready to go fishing at any time with this Telescoping Fishing Pole.Portable Fishing Rod is perfect for storing behind your seat or in the trunk for those unplanned, spur of the moment fishing trips.It is made from light weight but durable plastic material with a comfort and non-slip handle.Last section has a nylon string connected to the pole tip.This Telescoping Pole is suitable for pond, lake, or stream fishing!Comes with a bag for easy to carry.Rod with 7 section, extends to nearly 300cm and collapses to 57cm for easy storage.Diameter: ~1.8cmWeight: 109gPackage Included:1 x Telescoping Fishing Rod1 x Carrying Bag |
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Telescoping Rod Portable Fishing Pole with 6 Section $11.49 Description:Light and easy to carry Telescoping Fishing Pole is perfect for your impulsive fishing trips!It is made from light weight but durable plastic and metal material with wired framed guides and a comfort foam coated handle.Compact design, you can store it anywhere, such as backpack, compact car, etc.You also get the plastic hanger on tip of the 6 Section Fishing Pole to hang on the wall, closet or vehicle.This Portable Fishing Rod is suitable for pond, lake, or stream fishing!Section: 6Closed Length: ~47cmExtended Length: ~207cmDiameter: ~2.8cmWeight: 153gPackage Included:1 x Telescoping Fishing Rod |
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Portable Freshwater Telescoping Fishing Rod Plastic Pole $16.2 Description:Easy carring Telescoping Fishing Pole is perfect for your fishing trips!The Portable Fishing Rod is made from light weight but durable plastic material with wired framed guides and a comfort foam coated handle.Compact design, you can store it anywhere, such as backpack, compact car, etc.You also get the plastic hanger on tip of the Freshwater Telescoping Rod to hang on the wall, closet or vehicle.This Fishing Rod Pole is suitable for pond, lake, or stream fishing!Section: 5Closed Length: ~43.5cmExtended Length: ~172cmDiameter: ~2.5cmWeight: 93gPackage Included:1 x Telescoping Fishing Rod |
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Professional Fishing Rods Fishing Tackle Bass Fishing Rod Fly Fishing Pole Carbon Fiber (180-360cm) $8.99 Size: 180cm,210cm,240cm,270cm,300cm,360cmMaterial: Carbon Fiber Features: Fishing Rod for Sea Fishing,Trolling amp; Boat Fishing. |
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Pole Fishing For Young Anglers With Bob Nudd (DVD) $9.43 Expert angler Bob Nudd presents this informative guide to pole fishing, aimed at a younger audience. Pole Fishing has become an extremely popular form of angling and has triggered a highly sophisticated industry, manufacturing poles with precision technology. Consequently a pole can be a costly piece of equipment, but if you know what to do with it, the results are nothing short of phenomenal. To find out how to make the most of Pole Fishing join four times World Coarse Angling Champion, Bob Nudd MBE, to learn all the tricks of the trade. From setting up, to shipping out, discover the secrets of Bob's success, helping young anglers to reach their full potential. |
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Still Water Fishing On The Pole With Bob Nudd (DVD) $9.43 Expert angler Bob Nudd presents this informative guide to still water fishing on the pole. Stillwater fishing is a great way for anglers to be sure of finding a fabulous venue, where they can really target the species they want to catch. Join Bob Nudd MBE, four times World Coarse Angling Champion to see how to get the best results from stillwater fishing on the pole, using technological advances to improve on this age old tradition. From choosing a swim to baiting up and shipping out, discover how to improve your own catch rate, as Bob reveals how pole fishing delivers for him on stillwater, again and again… |
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The Fish Hook Fishing Pole Rack by Schulte $52.99 Fishing equipments now find a safeguarded storage place in Fishing Pole Rack by Schulte. The uniquely designed fishing rod rack safely holds four fishing rods of any size, reels, and other fishing equipments, preventing any damage. Normal methods of storage may cause tangling of lines and snap them off. While removing one of the fishing accessories you might break one of the exclusive fishing equipments that are caught in the fishing hook. The fishing rods and reels are unscratched as the coated hooks of the fishing pole rack keep them intact. Gear up for a fantastic fishing day as the fishing pole storage keeps equipments in fantastic condition.Features: • Conveniently stores up to 4 rods and reels • Accommodates any size rod • Unique hook feature protects delicate rods • Coated to protect rod & reel finishes • Attaches to The Grid by Schulte or directly to the wall. Store your lures and tackle in the Small Parts Case by Iris!Size: 4″tall x 20″wide x 4″deep |
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Mini Portable Telescoping Fishing Rod Plastic Pole $9.49 Description: Easy to carry Telescoping Fishing Pole is perfect for your fishing trips! It is made from light weight but durable plastic material with wired framed guides and a comfort foam coated handle. Compact design, you can store it anywhere, such as backpack, compact car, etc. You also get the plastic hanger on tip of the Light Weight Telescoping Rod to hang on the wall, closet or vehicle. This Fishing Rod Pole is suitable for pond, lake, or stream fishing! Section: 5 Closed Length: ~47cm Extended Length: ~173cm Diameter: ~2.5cm Weight: 94g Package Included: 1 x Telescoping Fishing Rod |
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Portable Freshwater Telescoping Fishing Rod Pole $13.49 Description:The Freshwater Telescoping Fishing Pole is perfect for your pond, lake, or stream fishing! Portable Telescoping Fishing Rod is made from light weight but durable plastic and metal material with wired framed guides and a comfort foam coated handle.Compact design, you can store it anywhere, such as backpack, compact car, etc.You also get the plastic hanger on tip of the Portable Fishing Rod to hang on the wall, closet or vehicle.This Freshwater Fishing Rod is suitable for the fishing trip.Section: 6Closed Length: ~58cm (~23 inch) Extended Length: ~260cm (~103 inch)Diameter: ~2.8cm (~1 inch)Weight: 208gPackage Included:1 x Telescoping Fishing Rod |
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Light Weight Portable Telescoping Fishing Rod Pole $10.49 Description:Portable Telescoping Fishing Pole is easy to carry and perfect for your fishing trips!Light Weight Telescoping Fishing Rod Pole is made from light weight but durable plastic and metal material with wired framed guides and a comfort foam coated handle.Compact design, you can store it anywhere, such as backpack, compact car, etc.You also get the plastic hanger on tip of the Telescoping Rod to hang on the wall, closet or vehicle.This Fishing Pole is suitable for pond, lake, or stream fishing!Section: 5Closed Length: ~46cm (~18 1/3 inch)Extended Length: ~185cm (~70 3/4 inch)Diameter: ~2.8cm (1 inch)Weight: 113gPackage Included:1 x Telescoping Fishing Rod |
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Gladiator Fishing Pole Holder (GAWVXXFHTH) $19.99 Gladiator Fishing Pole Holder (GAWVXXFHTH), Stores two fishing poles safely and securelyComes as two pairs (four holders) use one pair to hold your reel on one end and keep your rod in place on the otherHolder allows you to store your poles either horizontally or verticallyEasy repositioning – can be easily hung and repositioned on Gladiator® wall systems when storage needs changeFriction lock tab for secure attachment engages upper groove of Gladiator® wall systems for “stay-put” installationProtective vinyl tips protects hung items from scratches, dents and wear-throughGraphite powdercoat finish on the hooks electrostatically bonds and bakes the protective coating to the bare metal, forming an effective barrier against corrosionLimited lifetime warrantysee more specifications. |
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Play Fishing Pole Set(Pack of 48) $3.99 The magnetic fishing game set comes with one fishing pole with a magnetic lure. Also comes with two lightweight plastic fish. Assortment varies and includes: sharks, turtles, groupers and clownfish. Colors also vary in green, pink and purple. Comes on a b |
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Bob Nudd – Guide To Silver Pole Fishing (DVD) $5.93 Bob Nudd demonstrates the tips and techniques of Silver and Pole Fishing for Roach and Rudd. Includes: Setting Up Rigs, Feeding, Catching, and Returning The Fish. Cast List: Bob Nudd (Pres/Narr) Running Time: 56 min |
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Portable Telescoping Fishing Rod Pole for Freshwater $11.49 Description:Easy to carry Telescoping Fishing Pole is perfect for your impulsive fishing trips!It is made from light weight but durable plastic material with wired framed guides and a comfort foam coated handle.Compact design, you can store it anywhere, such as backpack, compact car, etc.You also get the plastic hanger on tip of the Portable Fishing Rod to hang on the wall, closet or vehicle.This Freshwater Fishing Rod is suitable for pond, lake, or stream fishing!Section: 6Closed Length: ~47cmExtended Length: ~198cmDiameter: ~2.8cmWeight: 153gPackage Included:1 x Telescoping Fishing Rod |
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Travel Telescopic Fishing Rod Pole with 7 Section $19.49 Description:Enhance your fishing experience with this Telescopic Fishing Pole.Made of plastic and alloy material, it comes complete with line hook guides and a super comfort non-slip faux leather coated grip!Easy to setup in seconds, this Travel Fishing Rod is great for camping, canoeing, plus it can fit into most tackle boxes for a spare.You also get the plastic hanger on tip of the Travel Fishing Pole to hang on the wall, closet or vehicle.Ideal gift for fishing enthusiast or collectors.Section: 7Closed Length: ~66.5cmExtended Length: ~303.5cmDiameter: ~3.2cmWeight: 341gPackage Included:1 x Telescopic Fishing Rod |
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Portable Telescopic Rod Fishing Pole with 6 Section $16.49 Description:Enhance your fishing experience with this Telescopic Fishing Pole.Made of plastic and metal material, it comes complete with line hook guides and a super comfort non-slip faux leather coated grip!Easy to setup in seconds, this Portable Fishing Rod is great for camping, canoeing, plus it can fit into most tackle boxes for a spare.You also get the plastic hanger on tip of the Portable Fishing Pole to hang on the wall, closet or vehicle.Ideal gift for fishing enthusiast or collectors.Section: 6Closed Length: ~62cmExtended Length: ~265cmDiameter: ~2.6cmWeight: 261gPackage Included:1 x Telescopic Fishing Rod |
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Telescopic Freshwater Fishing Rod Pole with 6 Section $17.49 Description:Enhance your fishing experience with this Telescopic Fishing Pole.Made of plastic and metal material, it comes complete with line hook guides and a super comfort non-slip faux leather coated grip!Easy to setup in seconds, this Freshwater Fishing Rod is great for camping, canoeing, plus it can fit into most tackle boxes for a spare.You also get the plastic hanger on tip of the Freshwater Fishing Pole to hang on the wall, closet or vehicle.Ideal gift for fishing enthusiast or collectors.Section: 6Closed Length: ~62cmExtended Length: ~270cmDiameter: ~2.6cmWeight: 263gPackage Included:1 x Telescopic Fishing Rod |
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Telescopic Fishing Rod Pole with 10 Section for Travel $12.49 Description:Extreme light weight, power and sensitivity, this Telescopic Fishing Pole is easy to bring anywhere.It features plastic contruction, last section has a nylon string connected to the pole tip.10 Section Telescopic Rod collapses down to fit in a backpack or a glove compartment.Excellent for campers, cyclists, travelers, and convenience oriented anglers to fish with.It is suitable for pond, lake, or stream fishing!Comes with a bag for easy to carry.Be ready to go fishing at any time with this 10 Section Fish Rod.Specification:Section: 10Closed Length: ~52cmExtended Length: ~375cmDiameter: ~2.3cmWeight: 202gPackage Included:1 x Telescoping Fishing Rod1 x Carrying Bag |
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Telescopic Rod Portable Fishing Pole for Travel Camping $10.49 Description:Compact design Telescopic Fishing Pole has exclusively high performance.Made of light weight but durable plastic material, it is very flexible and strong.Last section has a nylon string connected to the pole tip.This Travel Fishing Rod is light to hold and fish all day without arm fatigue.Great for hard to fish areas, for the lakes, streams, jetties, etc.Portable Fishing Rod comes with a bag for easy transport.Ideal for travel, hiking, camping, etc.Rod with 7 section, extends to nearly 310cm and collapses to 59cm for easy storage.Diameter: ~1.8cmWeight: 107gPackage Included:1 x Telescopic Fishing Rod1 x Carrying Bag |
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81 inch Retractable Portable Fishing Pole with 6 Section $12.49 Description: 81 inch Retractable Portable Fishing Pole with 6 Section. Made of plastic material, foam coated handle of this Retractable Fishing Pole, give you a comfortable feeing. With retractable function, it is convenient for you to carry and store. Portable Fishing Pole is closed in short size and extend long enough for you fishing. Specialized material, lightweight and durable. With a cover on tip, prevent 81 inch Fishing Pole extending fall in chance. Wonderful fishing tool for fishing lover. Excellent for campers, cyclists, travelers, and convenience oriented anglers to fish with. 6 Section Fishing Pole is suitable for pond, lake, or stream fishing. Color: as the picture show. Closed length: 18 1/2inch(47cm). Extended length: 81inch(206cm). Diameter: ~1inch(2.5cm). Weight: 159g Package content: 1 x 6 Section Fishing Pole. |
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Portable Travel Telescoping 6 Sections Fishing Pole $17.2 Description:Portable Travel Telescoping 6 Sections Fishing Pole.Pole Portable design Telescopic Fishing Rod has exclusively good performance.Made of light weight but durable plastic material, This 6 section Fish Pole is very flexible and strong.This Portable Fishing Rod is light to hold and fish all day without arm fatigue.Great for hard to fish areas, for the lakes, streams, jetties, etc.Ideal for travel, hiking, camping, etc. Fishing Rod with 6 sections, extends to nearly 245cm and collapses to 57cm for easy storage.Diameter: ~2.5cmWeight: 225.7gPackage Included:1 x Telescopic Fishing Rod. |
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Light Weight Telescoping Fishing Rod Pole for Travel $11.49 Description:Easy to carry Telescoping Fishing Pole is perfect for your impulsive fishing trips!It is made from light weight but durable plastic material with wired framed guides and a comfort foam coated handle.Compact design, you can store it anywhere, such as backpack, compact car, etc.You also get the plastic hanger on tip of the Telescoping Rod to hang on the wall, closet or vehicle.This Travel Fishing Rod is suitable for pond, lake, or stream fishing!Section: 6Closed Length: ~47cmExtended Length: ~201cmDiameter: ~2.8cmWeight: 153gPackage Included:1 x Telescoping Fishing Rod |
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6 Sections Retractable Fishing Pole 103 Inch Plastic Rod $15.49 Description: 6 Sections Retractable Fishing Pole 103 Inch Plastic Rod. Fishing on the shore any time is possible with this Retractable Fishing Pole. 6 Sections Fishing Pole is closed in short size and extend long enough for fishing. With foam coated handle, Plastic Fishing Rod is durable and comfortable. Pretty color of 103 Inch Fishing Pole can be carry with you on the vehicle. A cover on tip, prevent fishing pole extending bu chance. You can be a good fishing lover with this wonderful tool. Extended length: 103 inch (262 cm) Closed length: 22 1/2 inch (57 cm) Diameter: 1 1/4 inch (2.8cm) Weight: 205g Package Content: 1 x fishing rod |
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Telescopic Fishing Rod Pole with 7 Section for Travel $10.49 Description:Compact design Telescopic Fishing Pole has exclusively high performance.Made of light weight but durable plastic material, it is very flexible and strong.Last section has a nylon string connected to the pole tip.This Travel Fishing Rod is light to hold and fish all day without arm fatigue.Great for hard to fish areas, for the lakes, streams, jetties, etc.Telescopic Rod comes with a bag for easy transport.Ideal for travel, hiking, camping, etc.Rod with 7 section, extends to nearly 315cm and collapses to 59cm for easy storage.Diameter: ~1.7cmWeight: 108gPackage Included:1 x Telescopic Fishing Rod1 x Carrying Bag |
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Travel Portable Freshwater Telescopic Fishing Rod Pole $11.49 Description:Modern Telescopic Fishing Rod offers the sensitivity you demand and the convenience that you need.It is made from light weight but durable plastic material, last section has a nylon string connected to the pole tip.Telescopic Pole collapses down to fit in a backpack or a glove compartment, excellent for campers, cyclists, travelers, and convenience oriented anglers to fish with.Great for hard to fish areas, for the lakes, streams, jetties, etc.Grab this Portable Fishing Rod and head down to your favorite fishing hole.Comes with a bag for convenient transportation.Rod with 10 sections, extends to nearly 376cm and collapses to 51.5cm for easy storage.Diameter: ~2.7cmWeight: 173gPackage Included:1 x Telescopic Rod1 x Carrying Bag |
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Two Fish Lie Next to the Fishing Pole That Caught Them $39.99 Luis Marden Two Fish Lie Next to the Fishing Pole That Caught Them – Photographic Print |
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Fisherman Sitting on the Bank of a River Holding a Fishing Pole in His Hand $24.99 Vincenzo Balocchi Fisherman Sitting on the Bank of a River Holding a Fishing Pole in His Hand – Photographic Print |
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A Man Holds a Fishing Pole While Standing Near His Jeep Truck $39.99 Stephen Alvarez A Man Holds a Fishing Pole While Standing Near His Jeep Truck – Photographic Print |
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101 Great Classroom Games $16.95 101 ways to energize any ho-hum dayCreated by award-winning educators, these easy-to-learn, giggle-as-you-go games are designed to be both fun and educational. These activities in reading, logic, science, measuring, listening, social studies, and math are the perfect complement to your K-5 curriculum.Get the fun and the learning started with games such as:Bug Bite: Players flip over vocabulary word cards and slap the table when a bug card comes up. Whoever slaps first reads all the words and then keeps the card. The child with the most cards wins!Bull’s-Eye Feather Math: Children blow feathers around a bull’s-eye game board with straws as they sharpen their multiplication skills.Geography Baseball: Players find map locations that are “pitched” to them. The more “hits” they get, the faster they score runs.Fishy Facts: Players snag paper fish with a fishing pole and hook. If they can answer the question on the side of the fish, they score.. . . and many more!BONUS: Games are ranked for noise levels!Alexis Ludewig, Wisconsin’s 2002 Teacher of the Year, has been an elementary school teacher for more than thirty years. She advises several education councils and has reviewed and edited many educational books.Amy Swan, Ph.D., has nearly twenty years of experience as a teacher, school psychologist, supervisor, and counselor for public and private schools in the United States and the Caribbean. She has taught students at every grade level, from preschool to college. |
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101 Great Classroom Games $10.28 101 ways to energize any ho-hum dayCreated by award-winning educators, these easy-to-learn, giggle-as-you-go games are designed to be both fun and educational. These activities in reading, logic, science, measuring, listening, social studies, and math are the perfect complement to your K-5 curriculum.Get the fun and the learning started with games such as:Bug Bite: Players flip over vocabulary word cards and slap the table when a bug card comes up. Whoever slaps first reads all the words and then keeps the card. The child with the most cards wins!Bull’s-Eye Feather Math: Children blow feathers around a bull’s-eye game board with straws as they sharpen their multiplication skills.Geography Baseball: Players find map locations that are “pitched” to them. The more “hits” they get, the faster they score runs.Fishy Facts: Players snag paper fish with a fishing pole and hook. If they can answer the question on the side of the fish, they score.. . . and many more!BONUS: Games are ranked for noise levels!Alexis Ludewig, Wisconsin’s 2002 Teacher of the Year, has been an elementary school teacher for more than thirty years. She advises several education councils and has reviewed and edited many educational books.Amy Swan, Ph.D., has nearly twenty years of experience as a teacher, school psychologist, supervisor, and counselor for public and private schools in the United States and the Caribbean. She has taught students at every grade level, from preschool to college. |
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An American Entrepreneur $25 Serving during the Korean War, Airman Bill Phillips witnessed the first-ever B-52 bombers flying overhead. More than fifty years later, his company, Phillips Service Industries, would be charged with revamping the systems on those same aircraft as well as developing the B-1 bomber control system, rebuilding U.S. nuclear missile silos and designing components for the Mars rovers and the space shuttle’s robotic arm. How did an Arkansas farm boy go from working in his grandfather’s fields to building a major corporation that’s considered a world leader in aerospace technology and national defense? By never backing out of a contract or backing down from a fight.Sticking to the basics upon which this country was founded—hard work, integrity, ingenuity and entrepreneurship—Bill forged a company that has succeeded where many others have failed.From brawls on inner-city streets, showdowns with the union, and struggles to provide for his wife and eight children, to his meetings with the Pope and the president of the United States, Bill’s insightful, often hilarious anecdotes reveal a man not easily pigeonholed. A country boy at heart, he counts among his friends heads of state, NFL team owners, bishops and corporate leaders—many of whom he’s discussed business and life with while waist-deep in water, fishing pole in hand. A patriot, family man and a voracious reader, Bill Phillips has held on to old-fashioned American values while helping to forge a new America. He has seen the world go from dials, dirigibles and hydraulics, to voice command, Predator drones and computer-aided direct manufacturing that allows NASAexploration equipment to rebuild itself in space. He’s had a hand in radical changes that have redefined aerospace, national defense and American industry in general. Though Bill Phillips might not be a household name, the company that bears his name, Phillips Service |
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Coast Lamps Coastal Sea Fishing Pole Floorlamp $278 This delightful floor lamp is a great “catch” for fishing and outdoor enthusiasts! Its long, slender “pole” base is pleasantly curved, evoking the excitement of that first bite. Finished in Weathered Buttercup, it also features a charming fish pull chain. Please keep in mind that this piece is made to order, and allow 2-3 weeks for shipping. |
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Coast Lamps Coastal Sea Fishing Pole Table Lamp $208 This delightful table lamp is a great “catch” for fishing and outdoor enthusiasts! Its slender “pole” base is pleasantly curved, evoking the excitement of that first bite. A handpainted fish border in vibrant blue and green hues makes it an extra bold statement piece. Finished in Blueberry; pull chain. Please keep in mind that this piece is made to order, and allow 2-3 weeks for shipping. |
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God’s Fishing Pole $10.42 Used – Linda E. Clementson has been a Christian since 1986. The Lord has opened doors where she is able to tell her story to many womens’ groups. She has seen many women come to faith in Christ. Linda was physically and verbally abused by her father for the first Twelve years of her life. With a low self image, Linda got involved with many harmful things. Pregnant at sixteen, she chose to have an abortion. Alcohol grew to dependence and was the first thing that the Lord removed from her life. Li |
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Hook, Line and Sinker $175.42 In Hook, Line and Sinker, fishing expert Italo Labignan takes kids on a fishing journey. Fishing comes to life in this step-by-step guide to first finding bait for your hook, figuring out what kind of rod, pole or reel to use, casting, and finally, landing your catch. There are also all kinds of fun activities to get your hands wet (so to speak), such as tying knots, making a tackle box, catching bait, and making a float and sinker. A day by the water will never be the same again! |
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Hook, Line and Sinker: Everything Kids Want to Know about Fishing! $171.78 New – In “Hook, Line and Sinker, ” fishing expert Italo Labignan takes kids on a fishing journey. Fishing comes to life in this step-by-step guide to first finding bait for your hook, figuring out what kind of rod, pole or reel to use, casting, and finally, landing your catch. There are also all kinds of fun activities to get your hands wet (so to speak), such as tying knots, making a tackle box, catching bait, and making a float and sinker. A day by the water will never be the same again! |
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Hook, Line and Sinker: Everything Kids Want to Know about Fishing! $276.04 New – In “Hook, Line and Sinker, ” fishing expert Italo Labignan takes kids on a fishing journey. Fishing comes to life in this step-by-step guide to first finding bait for your hook, figuring out what kind of rod, pole or reel to use, casting, and finally, landing your catch. There are also all kinds of fun activities to get your hands wet (so to speak), such as tying knots, making a tackle box, catching bait, and making a float and sinker. A day by the water will never be the same again! |
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Hook, Line and Sinker: Everything Kids Want to Know about Fishing! $163.38 New – In “Hook, Line and Sinker, ” fishing expert Italo Labignan takes kids on a fishing journey. Fishing comes to life in this step-by-step guide to first finding bait for your hook, figuring out what kind of rod, pole or reel to use, casting, and finally, landing your catch. There are also all kinds of fun activities to get your hands wet (so to speak), such as tying knots, making a tackle box, catching bait, and making a float and sinker. A day by the water will never be the same again! |
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Hook, Line and Sinker: Everything Kids Want to Know about Fishing! $163.38 New – In “Hook, Line and Sinker, ” fishing expert Italo Labignan takes kids on a fishing journey. Fishing comes to life in this step-by-step guide to first finding bait for your hook, figuring out what kind of rod, pole or reel to use, casting, and finally, landing your catch. There are also all kinds of fun activities to get your hands wet (so to speak), such as tying knots, making a tackle box, catching bait, and making a float and sinker. A day by the water will never be the same again! |
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Hook, Line and Sinker: Everything Kids Want to Know about Fishing! $2.17 Used – In “Hook, Line and Sinker, ” fishing expert Italo Labignan takes kids on a fishing journey. Fishing comes to life in this step-by-step guide to first finding bait for your hook, figuring out what kind of rod, pole or reel to use, casting, and finally, landing your catch. There are also all kinds of fun activities to get your hands wet (so to speak), such as tying knots, making a tackle box, catching bait, and making a float and sinker. A day by the water will never be the same again! |
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The English Angler In Florida $28.86 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:IlI SPORT WITH TARPON It must not be supposed that tarpon are caught every day; indeed you have sometimes to angle in vain for several days without a strike. They are, in fact, like all other fish in the world, capricious, and you have to exercise the virtue of patience, and be thankful when you get them in the humour. The tackle used for this big strong fish should be of the Tar n very best ; hence my advice to the English angler Tackle, proceeding to Florida is to expend a portion of his time on landing in New York so as to put together his equipment thoroughly. The rod is generally a bamboo pole, as shown in the frontispiece illustration, with a short butt of about The Rod. 1- feet in length, and the entire length of the implement should not be more than 7 feet. After the moreor less limber salmon and trout rods of the old country, this rod handles very strangely at first, but you will soon fall into the right manner of using it; it proves very powerful, and it is surprising how far you can cast with it. A tarpon rod can be bought in New York for £2 or less, and those at the figure I name, as I can vouch from experience, are really good. As there is always a chance of killing a 200 Ib. tarpon, or something heavier still; as, moreover, there are accidents by flood and field to be always guarded against by the prudent sportsman, I should advise taking three rods and sets of tackle, although I only took two. Mr. E. Vom Hofe, of New York, is, as already stated, himself a very successfultarpon fisher; he has therefore taken great pains to perfect all details of tackle for tarpon fishing after consultations with brother anglers, and, from his and their experience, is therefore both practical and reliable. The best class of butt, includ… |
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The Habit of Rivers: Reflections on Trout Streams and Fly Fishing $45.59 There was a time that I didn’t fish , writes Ted Leeson in his introduction to this stunning first book, but I cannot remember it. Thirty-five years ago, I toddled off to Turtle Creek with a cane pole and worms and returned with a six-inch smallmouth and a monkey on my back. I ate the bass and have been feeding the monkey ever since . With wry humor and rare insight, The Habit of Rivers tells the story of Leeson’s passion for rivers, trout, and fly fishing, and his attempts to understand their remarkable sustaining power. Drawing on his experiences as a newcomer to the Pacific Northwest – the land of unceasing seasons – he looks beneath the surface of fly fishing to explore questions that engage most fishermen: What is the strange gravity of a trout stream? What is it about rivers that draws us so irresistibly, and why does fly fishing seem such an aptly suited response? Above all, The Habit of Rivers is a book about ways of seeing the wonderfully textured world that emanates from a river. Despite its reliance on the line , Leeson writes, fly fishing is not linear. It is radial and weblike. At the center is a rising trout, and millimeters above his nose is the fly. From it, paths trace outward . . . just as far as you wish to go . In pursuing these paths, Leeson finds everything from salmon, steelhead, and trout, to driftboats, art, insects, gravity, death, philosophy, books, fly tying, and microbreweries – and links them together with an intelligence that is provocative, witty, and illuminating. What emerges is a brilliantly original book about a certain vision of fishing, and fishing as a certain habit of vision, about seasons as spaces and landscapes as times, about riversthat express interior geographies as much as exterior ones. The Habit of Rivers begins with a deep respect for trout and trout streams, and ends in wisdom earned by hard and faithful attention to the natural world. |
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The Last Castaways $2.97 New – On holiday in Saltbottle, Grandfather and Roo discover the Unsinkable, the boat which took them to the North Pole in the first book, lying in a sadly dilapidated state and up for sale. At the auction, the short-sighted auctioneer accidentally sells the boat to Roo – sold to the old lady in the brown fur coat. Now they have to find the money and the Captain suggests a fishing trip to the Great Cod Banks in the Forgotten Sea. Off they go, but the trip ends in disaster when the boat sinks and |
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The South Pole $30.11 Before Sir Ernest Shackleton’s exploration of the Antarctic waters in 1914, Captain Roald Amundsen led a courageous team through ice-chocked waters to become the first expedition to reach the South Pole in 1911. Read the fascinating account of his journey inThe South Pole. Roald Amundsen planted the Norwegian flag on the South Pole on December 14, 1911: a full month before Robert Falcon Scott arrived onthe same spot. Amundsen’s ‘The South Pole’ is less well-known than his rival’s, in part because he is less of a literary stylist, but also, perhaps, because he survived the journey.His book is a riveting first-hand account of a truly professionalexpedition; Amundsen’s heroism is understated, but it is heroismnonetheless. –The Times of London, 23 June 2001 At the beginning of the twentieth century, the South Pole was the most coveted prize in the fiercely nationalistic modern age of exploration. In the spring of 1911 two separate expeditions left their respective camps in Antarctica in a desperate bid to achieve the glory of being first to reach the South Pole: a British party, led by Captain R. F. Scott, and a Norwegian one under Captain Roald Amundsen.The South Pole Amundsen’s first-hand account of the expedition, is a fascinating and highly readable history of the tenacity and perseverance of the age. The last of the Vikings, Roald Engebreth Gravning Amundsen was a powerfully built man of over six feet in height, born into a family of merchant sea captains in 1872. In 1903 he navigated the Northwest Passage in a 70-foot fishing boat. Soon afterwards he learned that Ernest Shackleton was setting out on an attempt to reach the South Pole. Shackleton abandoned his quest amere 97 miles short of the Pole, but Amundsen began preparing his own expedition. Although this was the age of the amateur explorer, Amundsen was a professional: he left little to chance, apprenticed with Inuits, and obsessed over every detail.On October 18, 1911 Amundsen’s party set ou |
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The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the Fram, 1910-1912 $28 Before Sir Ernest Shackleton’s exploration of the Antarctic waters in 1914, Captain Roald Amundsen led a courageous team through ice-chocked waters to become the first expedition to reach the South Pole in 1911. Read the fascinating account of his journey in The South Pole.”Roald Amundsen planted the Norwegian flag on the South Pole on December 14, 1911: a full month before Robert Falcon Scott arrived on the same spot. Amundsen’s ‘The South Pole’ is less well-known than his rival’s, in part because he is less of a literary stylist, but also, perhaps, because he survived the journey. His book is a riveting first-hand account of a truly professional expedition; Amundsen’s heroism is understated, but it is heroism nonetheless.”–The Times of London, 23 June 2001At the beginning of the twentieth century, the South Pole was the most coveted prize in the fiercely nationalistic modern age of exploration. In the spring of 1911 two separate expeditions left their respective camps in Antarctica in a desperate bid to achieve the glory of being first to reach the South Pole: a British party, led by Captain R. F. Scott, and a Norwegian one under Captain Roald Amundsen. The South Pole,— Amundsen’s first-hand account of the expedition,— is a fascinating and highly readable history of the tenacity and perseverance of the age.”The last of the Vikings,” Roald Engebreth Gravning Amundsen was a powerfully built man of over six feet in height, born into a family of merchant sea captains in 1872. In 1903 he navigated the Northwest Passage in a 70-foot fishing boat. Soon afterwards he learned that Ernest Shackleton was setting out on an attempt to reach the South Pole. Shackleton abandoned his quest a mere 97 miles short of the Pole, but Amundsen began preparing his own expedition. Although this was the age of the amateur explorer, Amundsen was a professional: he left little to chance, apprenticed with Inuits, and obsessed over |
