COMPOUND FISHING ROD

摘要

A novel and improved apparatus for use in fishing poles is disclosed wherein a flexible secondary rod (12) is suspended from, and at least partially adjacent to, a stiffer primary rod (11). Thereby a shorter compound fishing rod (10) comprising substantial flexibility, stiffness, and strength can be produced. With a handle (18), a reel (19), and a fishing line (20) installed, and an increasing tension in the fishing line, the rods (11) and (12) react in parallel. The reaction transfers more directly from flexible secondary rod (12) to stiffer and stronger primary rod (11) with increasing fishing line tension. The compound rod (10) thereby changes from a flexible condition to a stiffer condition with a substantially small displacement (26b). The smaller displacement is useful for improving success in setting the hook when fishing. With the parallel reaction, flexibility is a property mostly of secondary rod (12) and, stiffness and strength are properties mostly of primary rod (11). Thereby a high performance fishing rod, that is useful with differing fishing conditions, fish species, and lure weights, can be produced more cost effectively. A rod joining (13) comprises an adapter (21) having receptacle (23) provisions whereby rods (11) and (12) can be detachably secured for detachable compounding. Detachable compounding has advantages in the utility of the compound rod (10) wherein rods (11) and (12) may be used either in the compound rod (10) or in conventional fishing rods.