78 SUPPLEMENT TO THE BOOK OF THE BLACK BASS. 



removal of the ferrule more diflficult to the angler for the 

 purpose of repair. 



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Ash and Lancewood Henshall Rod. 



(Thos. H. Chubb.) 



In order to show the different styles of Henshall rod, I 

 will briefly describe several that are before me as I write. 

 First are an ash and lancewood and a split-bamboo, made 

 by Thos. II. Chubb. Both are made exactly according to 

 the specifications given on page 72, with butt-piece taper- 

 ing gradually from the reel-seat, and with three-eighths and 

 one-quarter inch cylindrical ferrules. The grip in both is 

 wound with cane strips and silk, and both have reel bands 

 instead of metal reel-seats. They are serviceable, hand- 

 some rods, weighing each just eight ounces, with an action 

 that is just right. Mr. Chubb writes me: "We try to have 

 the ' Henshall rods ' as near to your specifications as possi- 

 ble, and this we know is what makes them take so well. 

 We sell a great many, and they all seem to give the best 

 satisfaction." 



The next is an all-lancewood with short, fluted handle of 

 black walnut, made by Chas. F. Orvis. It is likewise made 

 strictly in accordance with the specifications already noted. 

 The fluted black walnut handle is in pretty contrast to the 

 yellow lancewood and the mountings, while the flutings pre- 

 vent the rod from slipping or turning in the hand, and less 

 grip is required to hold the rod. Mr. Orvis's work is so 

 well known in connection with the Henshall rod, that fur- 



