A distance multiplier in Inverness

A fishing rod is a kind of lever. We normally use levers to increase the size of the force being applied. A small force from me (the effort) would move through a large distance but set up around a pivot so that on the other side a much larger force (the load) moves through a smaller distance. This would be called a force multiplier. The fishing rod in the photograph is a different type called a distance multiplier. Here the hand holding the rod puts in a big effort force but moves a small distance. At the other end of the rod, the distance moved by the load  is much bigger. I think the idea is in part that when casting you want the tip of the rod and thus the line to move through much larger distances than your wrist does. And I believe that a fishing rod is a third class lever, but that's another story.