"That was right at the point where the tackle started catching up to the fish," Mr. McKee said, as fiberglass rods replaced bamboo.

Since fiberglass rods came on the market, it is difficult to find a good crick pole.

The system has ribbonlike plastic tape threaded with wire and strung on fiberglass rods.

Regular cattle prods can actually be anything from a stick (goad) or piece of pipe, to a manufactured fiberglass rod with a rubber handle.

His shoulders were harnessed and his gloved hands loosely clutched the heavy fiberglass rod, whose line trailed from a huge reel into the sparkling wake.

A hybrid polespear combines aluminum with a more flexible material such as a fiberglass rod.

They were popular until the end of World War II, when fiberglass rods came on the market.

Most kites these days are made from ripstop nylon with fiberglass rods inside, Ms. Lucas said.

The treecat tipped his head to one side, ears pricked forward, studying the stiff pieces of fiberglass rod that kept toppling over, then bleeked softly.

The hangers consist of fiberglass rods that expand or contract to support the quilt or other textile.