The old rod is found by talking to a fisherman at dewford town.
With the old rod you have the lovely selections of Magikarp and Tentacool
You find old rod at dewford town You find Good rod at route 118 You find Super rod At Mossdeep town in a building. (Hardest to find)
You can find the Old Rod, or as you called it the Normal Rod, towards the left of Jubilife City.
I suggest you get a rod (Old rod, good rod, super rod) or find HM03 (Surf).
Head to Dewford town and find the fisherman outside talk to him and answer his question then he will give you the old rod.
The old rod is given to you in Dewford Town by a fisherman on the east side of the gym.
you can find the old rod on route 32 or you can find the good rod in olivine city
There is no glass rod in Pokémon Emerald, Ruby, and Sapphire. The rods that are only available are Old Rod, Good Rod, and Super Rod.
It is at vermilion city.
Ultra rod is not available in Leaf Green. The super rod is the best rod in the game.
the only rod you can get is the super rod. You can get this rod after you beat the game, after you beat the elite four you will be sent back to your haome and will obtain the super rod.
go in dewford city then go north then you will find a fisherman and he will give you a old rod