FISHING RODS 



adequate to the subjugation of such finny giants as 

 tarpon, tuna, and jewfish of two hundred pounds 

 or more. 



For surf fishing for striped bass the same re- 

 marks will apply as for the tarpon rod, though 

 while of the same length it should be of less 

 calibre and weight, and with considerably more 



pliancy. 



For the smaller striped bass of the estuaries, 

 the rod known as the "Little Giant," a modi- 

 fication of the Henshall rod, is very suitable, 

 and can be used likewise for weakfish, kingfish, 

 blackfish, etc. It is seven and a half feet long, 

 and weighs eight ounces in ash and lancewood. 



The standard Henshall rod of eight and a quar- 

 ter feet and eight ounces, in ash and lancewood, 

 and seven ounces in split-bamboo, was especially 

 designed for black-bass fishing. Some manufac- 

 turers deviate from these dimensions to suit the 

 demands of anglers in different localities, conse- 

 quently it varies from seven to nine feet, and seven 

 to ten ounces. Some black-bass rods are now 

 made as short as six feet, but are used more espe- 

 cially for casting frog bait, overhead. Much of 

 the pleasure of playing a bass in a masterly and 

 scientific way is lost, however, in the use of so 

 short a rod. It is very well adapted for such small 

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