1.   The rods are held by tapered sections connected to the bottom boom of the gable frame.

2.   Holding the rod, pumping alive against the current, Nick brought the trout in.

3.   I held the rod high and let the fish run.

4.   I held the rod high trying to keep the line from tangling in the grass or chafing on a submerged rock.

5.   It was just more difficult for the natural right-hander to hold the rod with his left arm and crank the reel with the hook on his prosthetic arm.

6.   The rod is held in place with a spring clip.

7.   Yessir, I was holding the rod, but ... Yes, your honor, there was a hook on it, a weedless one, for weight.

8.   Sheehan said the September incident was caused by an electrical ground in the wire that holds the rod in place when it is not in the core.