Historical Examples. 1  Its chiefs (Hoffmann, Poe, et al.) are classed by critics as realists. Essay on the Creative Imagination Th. 2  Nymphs of this species do not secrete 2-hexenal (Roth et al., 1956). The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches Louis M. Roth. 3  One lot of 26 acres was purchased of John Baker et al. in 1762.
Giant 14ft, 800lb stingray becomes the biggest freshwater fish ever caught with a line and rod after TV star reels it in. A stingray weighing nearly 800lb has become the largest freshwater fish ever caught by rod and line. The gigantic flat fish, which was 8ft wide and 14ft long, took nearly two hours to reel in. It was caught by American TV nature conservationist Jeff Corwin on the Mae Klong river in Thailand earlier this week.
Fishing with a fishing rod. A fishing rod is a long, flexible rod used to catch fish. At its simplest, a fishing rod is a simple stick or pole attached to a line ending in a hook (formerly known as an angle, hence the term angling). The length of the rod can vary between 2 and 20 feet (0.61 and 6.10 m). To entice fish, bait or lures are impaled on one or more hooks attached to the line.