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By Scott Staats / The Bulletin
December 23, 2004
One of the most basic pieces of fishing gear is the rod itself. Of course, you can catch a fish on a stout bamboo pole but you may not feel the sensitive bite of some of the more finicky fish. Take for example the smallmouth bass on the John Day River. Even the larger fish often just peck at the....