Patent ID: 8001716
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: A01K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fishing rod comprising a rod segment constructed from a rod segment blank having an axis and an outer conical surface tapering from a butt end to a tip end, said rod segment carrying line guides adapted to guide a fishing line along said fishing rod; the improvement comprising: a first flag prepreg of selected dimensions comprising synthetic carbon fibers orientated parallel to one another in a first thermoplastic toughened resin matrix; a second flag prepreg of selected dimensions comprising synthetic carbon fibers orientated parallel to one another in a second thermoplastic toughened resin matrix; said dimensions of said second flag prepeg less than said dimensions of said first flag prepreg; a sheet including a first layer of said first flag synthetic fibers generally parallel to said rod segment blanks outer conical surface and a second layer of said second flag synthetic fibers wherein said second flag prepreg layed upon said first flag prepreg such that said synthetic fibers of said second flag are not parallel to said synthetic fibers of said first flag; said synthetic fibers of said second flag prepreg extend from said butt end to said tip end; and, said second flag prepreg layer of synthetic fibers not coplanar with said rod segment blank axis and orientated in a conical helix about 45° to a direction perpendicular to said rod segment blank axis.