What is the meaning of soft tip and hard tip of fishing rod

Soft tips, hard tips are usually found in the kind of stream rods that are 8 meters or more. The hard tip replaces the first two sections of the rod (the finer ones). Many stream rods will have this configuration, where the original rod is soft tipped and a hard tip is delivered.

The rod consists of a number of hollow sections, which are nested and stowed away when not in use, and then withdrawn or inserted in sequence when in use. The thinnest section of the rod is called section 1; from the inside out, i.e. from thin to thick, section 2, section 3, and so on.

The No. 1 section is also called the sub-section, and the thickest section with the handle is called the handle section or the knob section, also called the B section. The rods have as few as 3 to 5 sections, and as many as 7 to 8 sections, and even 10 sections in some of the newer stream rods.

Expanded:

Before you buy a fishing rod, determine the length of the rod you are buying, whether you want to buy a long-sectioned rod that is more than a meter long or a shorter-sectioned rod that is about six hundred millimeters long.

Because long rods have fewer interfaces, not only are the forces more uniform when used, but the weight will be lighter, don't underestimate the weight of these interfaces, in the fish crowded tournaments, thousands of times a day you need to hit the rod, lift the rod, even if only a few grams of weight added to the rod, the intensity of the labor will make a big difference.

The advantage of short-section rods is that they are easy to carry, whether in a car basket or in a rod bag, and can even be strapped horizontally to the rear hanger of a bicycle without much impact on safety.