FISHING RODS 



THERE has been very marked improve- 

 ment in the manufacture of fishing 

 rods during the past twenty years. 

 More attention has been paid to the 

 demands of the angler by the manufacturers, who 

 have, consequently, exercised greater skill and in- 

 telligence in supplying tools better adapted to his 

 needs and requirements. This has resulted in 

 shorter, lighter, and better-balanced rods of better 

 material and workmanship than was formerly 

 accorded to this branch of the arts. 



The former long and willowy fly-rod of English 

 pattern has been replaced by one shorter, lighter, 

 somewhat stiffer, and with more backbone and 

 power. With the modern rod, the angler can cast 

 a fly fifty per cent farther than with the old style 

 rod. The alteration in the construction of the 

 rod, however, has also changed its action to some 

 extent, and, consequently, the method of casting. 



In the old style long and supple rod, bending 

 from grip to tip, its action in casting was necessa- 

 rily slow and deliberate ; while with the modern 

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