Fishing Rod Power
The power describes how much it takes to actually bend the fishing rod. A rod with more power (sometimes referred to as taper or weight) will bend easier. The correct combination of power and action is essential to your baits working properly. The more power, the stiffer the backbone, the less likely to bend. You would want a rod with more power for fishing. Light or ultralight rods are geared more at smaller species like trout and panfish as they have more bend and you can more easily detect a bite. Moderate power rods are ideal for pairing more reaction based baits like crankbaits, jerkbaits, or spinnerbaits, as well as finesse presentations where you don’t want to break the line. Heavier power rods are best suited to jigs, topwaters, frogs and anything else that requires less bend in the rod.
