Every rod or staff of empire is truly crooked at the top.    From LearnThat.org.  [Francis Bacon, Source: Pan, sive Natura]

The curtain rod is hung to low and is the wrong colour.    From Wordnik.com.  [Interior Design Patterns from Hand] Reference

My six-foot spin rod is fine and so is my four-pound line.    From Wordnik.com.  [All About Jigs] Reference

They suppose the term rod, must mean the iron rod of the unfeeling and unloving despot.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Christian Home] Reference

You could get what they call a rod for ten bob, I dare say.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story] Reference

I guess a one meter ground rod is better than none.    From Wordnik.com.  [Whole House Voltage Regulation/Surge Protection] Reference

Maybe she needs the curtain rod a la Carol Burnett.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-08-01] Reference

This rod is unlike anything else I have cast before.    From Wordnik.com.  [Exclusive: We Test An Orvis "Helios" Prototype] Reference

How long of a rod is good for walleye | Field & Stream.    From Wordnik.com.  [How long of a rod is good for walleye] Reference

Best fight I've ever had on a fly rod is spinner sharks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sharks - The World's Top Predator?] Reference

The first rod is a metre long, and the last a decimetre.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Montessori Method] Reference

A fly rod is also a very nice thing to have in Northern GA.    From Wordnik.com.  [What did you want at 19?] Reference

On some big waters, the best place for a fly rod is in your car.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spinning at Large] Reference

His rod is bowed, and he is reaching for the net behind his back.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stockies] Reference

Improvements in rod construction have played a part in this trend.    From Wordnik.com.  [Have Rod, Will Travel] Reference

I would probably use it towards a new flippin/pitchin rod and reel.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hey everyone if you were given $50 to spend at an outdoor store (say Cabelas) on freshwater fishing gear, what would you get?] Reference

An ultra-light spincast reel on a 9-foot fly rod is ideal for this.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spinning Reels on Fly Rods] Reference

Waiting to jerk the rod is extremely hard to do, I definitely agree.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Fish Soft Plastic Frog Baits] Reference

A spincast reel paired to a 5 - to 6-foot light-action rod is ideal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fishing With Barbie] Reference

But the fly rod is an equally effective tool for taking big northerns.    From Wordnik.com.  [Snakes on the Fly] Reference

Yes | No | Report from ggmack wrote 33 weeks 2 days ago the rod is good.    From Wordnik.com.  [would a 7ft med. hev. power rod with fast action work for Flounder? what else would it work on? what pound line,leader,etc.] Reference

"Believe it or not, a shorter bamboo fly rod is actually easier to cast.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Joke Contest. Anybody in?] Reference

A 7/8 weight rod is best suited for larger wind resistant bass bugs.    From Wordnik.com.  [what are the sizes for flys and line leaders and stuff what should i get for a beginner fishing in the potmac river] Reference

And in the event of a strike, a front-mounted rod is easier to grab quickly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kayak Fishing, Part 2] Reference

The rod is so tiny I can throw it in the back of the jeep and not worry about it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Barbie Rod Challenge] Reference

A long, light rod is nice for fishing floating lines and small wets or waking flies.    From Wordnik.com.  [What type of tippet should I use for steel head when I fly fish] Reference

My all time fav-rod is my GLoomis IMX 1084-4 but it may be too stiff for your liking.    From Wordnik.com.  [Over the weekend I turned my go-to 2-piece 5-wt fly rod into a 4-piece.] Reference

The cleaning rod is not for cleaning bores but for knocking stuck cases out of chambers.    From Wordnik.com.  [What To Put in Your Rifle Repair Kit] Reference

I can't assure you this, however, I know a 2 piece rod is less sensitive than one piece.    From Wordnik.com.  [Other than the obvious, what's the difference between 2 piece and 4 piece rods?] Reference

Fish see movement, and if the rod is moving in their circle of vision you are in trouble.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shiny Reels] Reference

Normal buckling occurs when a solid rod is compressed by a load above a critical threshold.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing: October 29, 2006 - November 4, 2006 Archives] Reference

They inhale the lure with a gulp of water, which can equate to only a minor tug in rod tip.    From Wordnik.com.  [Favorite Lures of the Walleye Guides] Reference

Feelings ranged from 'stick to the original Ugly Stik' to 'rod is super accurate and strong.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shakespeare Ugly Stik] Reference

My idea of a good day with a fly rod is using a popping bug when the bluegills are on the bed.    From Wordnik.com.  [I am trying to see how many people are fly fishers, so comment on this so I can see who all are fly fishers.] Reference

Fly fishing rods are numbered, and the numbers represent how the rod is (strength-wise) built.    From Wordnik.com.  [I am trying to get into fly fishing but I know nothing about it. Nobody in my family fly fishes so I have no one to teach me.] Reference

A fishing rod is an inanimate object that has no inherent sensitivity in spite of what the ads say.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Catch More Fish by Improving your Ability to Feel Strikes] Reference