I read about this small fishing rod on that came across the ‘google news’ wire. Amazon.com is selling the micro rod. The details about the rod are (as listed on Amazon):

“Made of high quality stainless steel and polished aluminum. This fishing rod is small but can catch fish up to 4lbs. When closed: 8 inches and fully extends to 37inches. It’s not just a toy, you can actually catch fish! It’s small and lightweight, you can store it anywhere. Dont buy junk, get the real thing. Come with stainless steel reel: forward and reverse ratchet stop with drag control and casting brake. Capacity: 120 yd on 5lb line. (also includes hooks, everything you need to get started fishing) Gear ratio 5:1″ Product Listing Here

I would love to see what would happen when a pike hooked into this thing. It could quite easily become the worlds smallest and ‘useless’ fishing rod.

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