Selecting a Budget Rod

After much study I have a basic grasp of the concept of rod action. I break
it down to power and speed.

Power is how much force it takes to bend the backbone or main body of the
rod.

Speed is how far back the tip of the rod bends before the backbone of the
rod starts to take up the force.

There are a lot more factors in rod choice than just power and speed, but
for basic selection these are the first places to look. Of course style,
length, and guide placement can also be major factors in how a rod fishes.
For more information on rod action check out this article in the ROFB FAQ
(the whole faq is a good read) by David Norton and Craig Baugher.

http://rofb.net/faq/faq_rodaction.htm
ROFB FAQ ON ROD ACTION

TO THE MEAT OF THE MATTER

Most folks can't afford to spend a couple hundred dollars or more for a
single fishing pole much less a dozen of them for different situations. For
most of my life a rod marked $39.95 on sale at the local discount store was
very expensive for me. On top of that the selections quite often don't
include the exact action or style rod a person is looking for. This often
leaves a person going mail order or on-line to find exactly the rod they are
looking for.
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