It means that the rod is of medium hardness.

H is an abbreviation for Hard, which means hard. It is used to indicate the hardness of a fishing rod and is generally used to identify the hardness of a fighting rod, the larger the H the harder the rod. Rods are generally categorized as: soft, hard, and super hard.

5H is a soft rod, 7H is a medium-hard rod, and 8H is a stretcher-type hard rod. Fishing rods some use T to indicate the material : T is the carbon fiber indicator, the material of the ordinary carbon rod is generally 24T carbon fiber cloth.

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Note on the use of rods:

Notice on the use of rods:

Rods

1, the regular manufacturers or high-grade rods have the maximum sub line used in the rod instructions, in strict accordance with the requirements of the use of the sub line, even if the fishing on the very large fish or occasionally hanging bottom, the force cut off the sub line, it protects the rod. Therefore, do not arbitrarily increase the strength of the subline.

2, on the fish lifting rod not too fierce, but also try to avoid directly lifting the fish on the shore and will be hooked on the fish out of the water. The first thing you need to do is to avoid the temptation to use the net to reduce the intensity of the force on the rod.

If you need to adjust the position of the float during the fishing process, make sure to close the rod first, squeeze the upper part of the line with one hand, and pull the space bean and the float with the other hand, so as to avoid the force of the rod. If there are big fish in the fishing waters, the fishing rod should be equipped with a lost line to avoid the big fish pulling away from the fishing rod, resulting in unwanted trouble.

3, whether it is a hand rod or sea rod, the best use of a clean soft cloth to collect the rod side wipe. To prevent mud and water stains into the wall of the rod tube, resulting in rod wear and tear and cut the paint.

4, the metal card on the rod, more attention should be paid to keep out of the water, to prevent rust, it is best to use oil cotton wool to wipe after each fishing.

5, there are some anglers in the hook is hanging underwater debris, always make a rod, or the rod will be violent picking and lifting, this is a very wrong action, there is the possibility of the rod will be picked off, but also may cause the interface rupture or loose mouth. The hook is hung, you can use your hands to hold the line stretching. If you still can't pull, you can wrap the fishing line around your waist, and then backward, of course, it is either the hook is broken or the line is lost, this is a move that can't be helped.

6, fishing rod card section stretching out, do not squat down to the ground, this is most likely to be the interface part of the squatting crack. Fishing, although the rod has a good flexibility and toughness, should not be thrown violently and violently, to prevent the rod breakage.

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