Bass fishing with live baits calls for a fairly light spinning rod along with a fixed spool reel loaded with 15 lb line straight through.

And it seemed to Ray that a kind of evil shadow came first, dimming the light rod, hanging about them.

The fish were not particularly big, but 12- and 13-inch trout on a light rod can be quite stimulating.

The scuba bottles are charged and the light rods are rigged.

Won't you go down and get two of the light rods ready, cheri?

"An average guy will spend $10, an ice fisherman $20 to $30 on bait and little jigs and light rods."

I was using a light two-handed rod, and fancied that a single Test- fly on very fine tackle would be the best lure.

Fly fishermen use artificial flies as a lure and use lighter rods and lines.

A lighter rod, the Kirsch Architrac Series 9600, can be custom-made with a curve.

I was using the lightest rod made (an Orvis One-Weight) so the nine-inch fish gave me a terrific fight before I released him.