FOREST, LAKE, AND RIVER 



and crude sapling, the " fish-pole " of the early days 

 of men now living, have given place to the forged 

 steel, handsomely finished and finely tempered 

 Limerick, Sproat, and other hooks, the braided 

 enamelled waterproof-silk line, and that marvel of 

 ingenuity and beauty, the delicate and resilient 

 split-bamboo rod, which now seems to have attained 

 the summit of the artisan's skill. 



Your outfit for this mode of angling should be 

 selected with just as much care and attention to 

 detail as that used by the fly fisherman. Bargain 

 counters and cheap John fishing tackle shops are 

 not the places to purchase fishing tackle, and no 

 angler who fishes con amore should allow the temp- 

 tation of economy to influence him in his selection 

 of an outfit. Do not misunderstand me ! I am not 

 advocating an extravagant expenditure, nor the pur- 

 chase of fishing tackle at fancy or exorbitant prices; 

 but as the artisan's tools should be made of good 

 stuff and fashioned to suit his work, so should your 

 fishing rod be manufactured from the best selected 

 materials, be nicely balanced, of suitable length 

 and weight, and so fashioned as to embody all the 

 requirements that go to make up a weapon that 

 will give the best results, and not disappoint when 

 put to the test of exacting service. At no previous 

 time in the world's history has the science of angling 

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