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Modern ice rods are typically very short spinning rods, varying between 24 and 36 inches in length.

Classic ice rods-still widely used-are simply stiff rod-like pieces of wood, usually with a carved wooden handle, a couple of line guides, and two opposing hooks mounted ahead of the handle to hand-wind the line around.

Ice rods are used to fish through holes in the cover ice of frozen lakes and ponds.