FISHING TACKLE AND COMMENTS 



action; I have never had any go wrong in any size. The rea- 

 son he is making the square rod is that in this shape he can 

 embody the fine workmanship and quality of the expensive 

 Tycoon in a product that can be manufactured at substan- 

 tially reduced cost. The Tycoon 4-ounce and 6-ounce tips 

 used with 6- and 9-thread under Catalina Tuna Club specifi- 

 cations is simply incomparable. The ordeal I put my 6-ounce 

 Tycoon through in catching that 425-pound striped marlin, 

 immediately following with another 322-pounder and end- 

 ing up the morning's fishing with still another fight that lasted 

 one hour and forty-five minutes, was beyond belief. In none 

 of the fights did I spare the rod an iota, and the beating I 

 gave it on the third fish, which I really didn't give a hoot for, 

 was terrific. Tycoon rods rarely take a sidewise set, as a great 

 many light tackle rods will easily do if the angler is not 

 extremely careful as to how he pumps the fish. If any rods 

 of mine ever take a sidewise set I never use them again, for 

 I believe that when this happens they can be responsible for 

 a lot of grief. 



The Tycoon Company feature an excellent lightweight 

 high guide for their small rods, strong enough to stand the 

 strain and at the same time light enough to use without 

 sacrificing the strength of the stick. Their roller tip for the 

 lightweight size is a dilly but is not used on rods under the 

 6-ounce size. Before Tycoon rods were on the market I had 

 fine results with the Edwin Vom Hofe rods, which are no 

 longer available. I still have a whole set of them which I 

 have retired. 



Hardy Brothers were the pioneer manufacturers of the 

 high-power big game fishing rod of today. Perhaps they got 



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