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Conventional Trolling Rods

Conventional trolling rods are used in a wide variety of applications including both fresh and salt water environments.

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Trolling fishing rods enable you to cast out lures, work baits, and haul in the fish, once it’s caught.  Fishing rods come in different varieties and sizes and one of the most popular types is the conventional fishing rod. They can be used in a number of fishing techniques like deep jigging, bottom fishing, pitch bait, live baiting, heavy duty bridge fishing, and casting plugs.

Each type of fishing rod has its own unique construction. You will find that a conventional fishing rod has a tip on one end and a manual handle on the other. Adjacent to the handle is a place where you can mount the conventional reel. The reel’s drum has a long fishing line which passes through a set of guides along the rod and comes out through the last guide at the tip of the rod. When you turn the manual crank on the reel connected to the drum, the drum rotates and you can wind in the fishing line after a catch.

Conventional fishing rods are available for both saltwater and fresh water fishing. The important makers of conventional fishing rods are Daiwa, Okuma, Outer-Banks-Outfitters, Penn, Shakespeare, and Shimano. You should choose a fishing rod keeping in mind your needs and necessities.

A wide variety of fish species are caught using trolling techniques including salmon, tuna, king fish, stripers, white bass, crappie and many others. Since the size and weight of these game fish vary from one pound to over fifty pounds, the trolling rod characteristics also vary quite a bit.

Trolling rod selection includes matching the desired rod to the appropriate reel, rod stiffness, rod length, one or two piece construction, rod component materials, weight of bait used, and required line strength.

Another feature to consider in rod selection is rod design that incorporates fast or limber tips coupled with sturdy butt sections. This design is conducive to detecting bites from smaller game fish, yet having the strength to land large fish. This design also allows good casting capability because the rod tip is more easily loaded for whipping forces involved with casting.

Quality trolling rods will utilize blank through butt construction, anodized inserts for line guides, and sturdy reel seat attachment components. Good quality trolling rods are available from a number of manufacturers including Penn, Shakespeare, Shimano, Outer- Bank-Outfitters, and Okuma.

Fishreports.net and Boaters Worlds offers over 200 different types and models of fishing rods. We also carry fishing reels. You can also shop for a Spinning Reel or Spinning Rod.

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