Barbless artifical lures on spinning rods are now also permitted.

Instead, we used spinning rods for boondogging - casting a lead lure upstream and letting the boat drift.

Esox lucius, the northern pike, is one of the easiest game fish to catch on easily manipulated spinning rods.

THERE is no question, however, that many more fish will be caught by trolling "sewn" baits on spinning rods.

Typically, spinning rods have anywhere from 5-8 guides arranged along the underside of the rod to help control the line.

Spinning rods and reels are widely used in fishing for popular North American sport fish including bass, trout, pike and walleye.

Longer spinning rods with elongated grip handles for two-handed casting are frequently employed for saltwater or steelhead and salmon fishing.

They were far short of the minimum length limit of 28 inches, but they were challenging on our ultralight spinning rods.

In three or four hours, using both fly rods and spinning rods, we caught more than 30 ouananiche, ranging from three to six pounds.

We grabbed a couple of spinning rods and headed off to Thunder Beach.