1.   I saw his rod deeply bent.

2.   The added incentive quickly bent straight rods.

3.   The linked sections allow you to bend the rod for installation.

4.   The rod is bent as I set the hook and begin feverishly working the reel.

5.   The signs were good long before I glanced downstream and saw Chris was into a fish, his rod bent deeply, his taut line gleaming in the sunshine.