Scope: "Fishing Rods & Reels" = the rod and reel (and rod+reel combos) themselves — power, action, material, pieces, reel mechanism, gear ratio, drag; excludes terminal tackle (hooks/lures/line, sibling `fishing-tackle`), nets/traps (`fishing-nets`), and tackle storage (`fishing-storage`).

Seed:
1. Equivalent of harvest_date: `rod_action` — rarely a stated field on budget/combo listings (unlike power, which is almost always printed), yet experts weigh it alongside power first; backfilling it means reading a brand's own spec page, not the title.
2. Persona notices first: a tackle-shop rod builder would notice gear_ratio chosen to match the technique (crankbait vs burning a spinnerbait vs flipping), not picked by price or brand — the mismatch most beginners make.

Sources:
[wikipedia_fishing_rod] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_rod — power/action definitions, materials, pieces — fetched excerpt: "the power value of a fishing rod implies its stiffness... ultra-light (UL), light (L)... extra-heavy (XH)"; "action... refers to the speed with which it elastically returns to the neutral position"
[wikipedia_fishing_reel] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_reel — reel types, backlash, drag — fetched excerpt: "baitcasting reel... single revolution of the crank handle results in multiple... revolutions of the spool"; "spinning reels... do not suffer from backlash"
[norrik_lure_weight_chart] https://norrik.com/fishing-rod-weight-chart/ — power-to-lb-test table 1 — fetched excerpt (via WebFetch): "Medium | 1/2–1 oz | 8–15 lb"; "there is no universal standard to apply to a rod's performance as it relates to lure weight"
[sportfishingbuddy_rod_weight] https://sportfishingbuddy.com/fishing-rod-weight/ — power-to-lb-test table 2 (disagrees with norrik's numbers) — fetched excerpt: "Medium | 1/8 - 3/8 oz | 6 - 12 lb test"
[basspro_baitcast_guide] https://1source.basspro.com/news-tips/fishing-tackle/5344/guide-choosing-baitcast-reels — gear ratio bands 1 — fetched excerpt: "Common gear ratios in baitcast reels are 5.4:1, 6.4:1, and 7.1:1"
[sportfishingbuddy_gear_ratio] https://sportfishingbuddy.com/baitcaster-gear-ratio/ — gear ratio bands 2 — fetched excerpt: "Low Speed: 5.5:1 to 6.6:1... High Speed: 8.1:1 to 9.3:1"
[sfb_rod_length_guide] https://sportfishingbuddy.com/fishing-rod-length-guide/ — rod length range 1 — fetched excerpt: "Fishing rods come in a wide variety of lengths, ranging from 2 foot ice fishing rods to 14 foot surf fishing poles"
[reelcalc_reel_sizes] https://www.reelcalc.com/blog/what-size-spinning-reel-should-i-use-1000-2500-3000-4000-5000-explained — reel size bands 1 — fetched excerpt: "A 1000-size spinning reel is primarily an ultralight reel"; "Reel size numbers... are not standardized across brands"
[ardentoutdoors_reel_sizes] https://ardentoutdoors.com/blogs/news/fishing-reel-sizes-explained — reel size bands 2 (confirms reelcalc) — fetched excerpt: "1000-2000: Light line (4-8lb)... 5000+: Catfish, heavy"
[murraysflyshop_flyline] https://www.murraysflyshop.com/pages/standard-fly-line-weight-charts — AFTMA fly line standard — fetched excerpt: "standard set by the AFTMA (No longer in existence) and adopted by the AFFTA"; weight-in-grains chart for lines 1-12 matches wikipedia_fishing_rod's 6wt=152-168gr exactly
[uglystik_gx2_spec] https://www.uglystik.com/products/ugly-stik-gx2-spinning-rod — brand spec sheet 1 (coverage check) — fetched excerpt: "Rod Length 4'6\" Rod Power Ultra Light Rod Number of Pieces 1" — all three rows already covered facets, no noise
[kastking_megatron_spec] https://www.kastking.com/products/kastking-megatron-spinning-reel — brand spec sheet 2 (coverage check) — fetched excerpt: variant selector exposes only "Gear Ratio" (5.2:1 etc.) as a buying option; already covered

Branches:
- product_type when "rod_only" -> then_ask rod_power/rod_action/rod_material/number_of_pieces/rod_length_ft, makes reel facets irrelevant: a bare rod listing has no reel to spec (ugly stik spec sheet carries only rod fields).
- product_type when "reel_only" -> then_ask reel_type/gear_ratio/drag_system/reel_size, makes rod facets irrelevant: a bare reel listing has no rod to spec (kastking spec sheet carries only reel fields).
- reel_type when "fly" -> makes gear_ratio and reel_size irrelevant, then_ask fly_line_weight: fly reels are mostly direct-drive/click-and-pawl and sized by the fly line's AFTMA weight number, not a 1000-5000 spool-size number or a geared retrieve ratio (wikipedia_fishing_reel; murraysflyshop_flyline).
- reel_type when "baitcasting" -> then_ask drag_system: baitcasting reels are "fitted with anti-reverse handles and drags designed to slow runs by large and powerful game fish" (wikipedia_fishing_reel).
- environment when "saltwater" -> then_ask drag_system: "Big game reels... capable of enduring heavy loads using sophisticated star or lever drags" for saltwater species (wikipedia_fishing_reel).

Noise (brand-sheet/wiki rows left out):
- ball bearing count: narratively present in wikipedia_fishing_reel (bearing-supported spools) but no sourced range/threshold distinguishing "enough" bearings from marketing inflation; left out.
- anti-reverse mechanism (standard vs. instant/IAR): near-universal on modern reels per wikipedia_fishing_reel, so it rarely divides current listings; left out.
- handle/reel-seat material (cork/EVA/aluminum) and rod/reel color or cosmetic finish: comfort/cosmetic, not a performance line the sources treat as expertise; excluded per the price/brand/rating-style generic test.

Corrections:
- visual_grammars shape fixed from "scatter" to the schema's "two_axis_map".
- numeric facet `range` changed from array to {min,max} object per schema.
- reference `kind` changed from "reviewer" to "specialist_review" per schema enum.
- rod_power split's novice_answerable set true (schema requires splits be cold-start answerable).
- gear_ratio facet cited a dangling evidence id ("bassnedge_gear_ratio") not in references; removed, replaced with kastking_megatron_spec.
- added product_type split/facet per LEAN.md's own "Rods and reels" bundling example, routing rod-only vs reel-only facet sets via branches; added rod_length_ft, reel_size, fly_line_weight facets (9 -> 13) and 5 vocabulary terms (6 -> 11) to clear the 12-20 facet / 10-15 vocabulary coverage bar.

Corrections (2026-10-26):
- gear_ratio: scoped definition/label to baitcasting reels explicitly ("Reel gear ratio (baitcasting)"), since kastking_megatron_spec (a spinning reel at 5.2:1) was contradicting the min=5.4 baitcasting-only band; range numbers unchanged (basspro_baitcast_guide, sportfishingbuddy_gear_ratio remain the two sources).
- rod_length_ft: fixed range.max 15 -> 14 to match sfb_rod_length_guide's own quoted "14 foot surf fishing poles" (also fixed the visual.encoding text referencing 15ft).
- Added facet `lure_weight_oz` (min 0.02oz/1/64oz, max 6oz) from norrik_lure_weight_chart ("Ultralight 1/64-1/16oz ... Extra Heavy 6 oz and above") and sportfishingbuddy_rod_weight ("Ultra Light 1/64-1/16 oz ... Extra Heavy 1 1/2 oz and more"), both re-fetched live into scratch/fix-fishing-rods/; wired into product_type's rod_only (then_ask) and reel_only (makes_irrelevant) branches; broadened the existing power-word judgement to note lure-weight disagreement too (same two sources).
- Added vocabulary entries for "Power" (with the UL/L/ML/M/MH/H/XH codes spelled out), "Action", "Spool" (used undefined by Backlash/Drag), and "Lure weight".
- Dropped the reel_type=baitcasting -> then_ask drag_system branch: drag_system's own values (front/rear/star/lever/click-and-pawl) apply to spinning and spincast reels too, and the cited sentence only explained why a baitcaster's drag matters in isolation, not why baitcasting alone (versus spinning/spincast) earns the follow-up; environment=saltwater's drag_system branch, which has its own distinct evidence, is kept.