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however, is not the most important function to be considered 

 in a rod — a long cast could be made with a billiard-cue. 



I think the Henshall rod fulfills every condition and 

 meets all the requirements for minnow-casting. For stream- 

 fishing, either from the bank or by wading, a lighter rod 

 may be used than for lake-fishing, though the standard rod 

 of eight ounces and eight and a quarter feet will answer well 

 in either place. 



For the peculiar style of Bass-fishing on the reefs about 

 the Bass Islands of Lake Erie, where a sinker of from two 

 to eight ounces is used (as mentioned on a preceding page), 

 I have devised a rod which is styled the "Little Giant" rod, 

 and its specifications are as follows: The rod is made in but 

 two pieces (of equal length) with one joint, the latter being 

 non-doweled with cylindrical ferrules. It can be constructed 

 of split bamboo throughout, or with ash butt and lancewood 

 or greenheart top. The entire length of the rod is seven and 

 one-half feet, and the weight about eight ounces, depending 

 somewhat on the material of construction: 



Extreme length 7 feet 6 inches. 



Male ferrule of joint 11-32 inches diameter. 



Extreme tip J^ inch diameter. 



Length of grip (below reel) 8 inches. 



Length of reel-seat 4 inches. 



Mr. Thos. H. Chubb, of Post Mills, Vermont, made me 

 several rods, of different kinds of wood, and split bamboo, 

 in accordance with the above specifications (which are for an 

 ash and lancewood rod), and they all fulfilled the conditions 

 sought for, exactly. Mr. Chubb put this rod on the market 

 during the past season, and I hope to see it displace the rude 

 and uncouth and insufficient rods heretofore employed by 

 most of the Lake Erie anglers. It is stiff and powerful 

 enough to manipulate the heavy sinker, and springy and 

 pliable enough to kill the fish, without being of any greater 

 weight than the standard Henshall rod. It will also be found 

 effective for light Striped Bass fishing on the east coast, or 



