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at pleasure. It is light, well balanced, honestly made, and 

 can be handled all day without fatigue. The arrangement 

 of the handle is a special feature; it can, with little 

 trouble, be adjusted to any other rod. With it and a reel 

 in his satchel, a dozen hooks, half a dozen guides, a solid 

 metal tip, and a piece of wound silk thread in his pocket, 

 an angler is never at a loss for the materials to enjoy a 

 day's sport at any little fishing town, where he may by 

 accident find himself, during the season, and where he can 

 buy a bamboo or other cane for fifty cents. 



Mr. Ellard calls his rod the " Cuvier Bass Rod," after 

 the well-known club of that name in Cincinnati. It has 

 been thoroughly tested during the past season on Lake 

 Erie, and in the smaller waters of Wisconsin, Minnesota, 

 and Michigan, and has given universal satisfaction. Its 

 moderate price is not the least of its merits. 



Section Bamboo Minnow Rod. 



While, in my opinion, ash and lancewood, or some such 

 suitable woods are to be preferred for a Black Bass min- 

 now rod — the desired action' of such a rod being: more 

 easily obtained from these materials — there are some an- 

 glers who prefer a rod of split bamboo to any other ma- 

 terial, and for any kind of rod. And while it is possible 

 to make as good a rod for action, and a superior one for 

 strength and beauty from this material, the cost is neces- 

 sarily very much greater — at least three times as great — 

 for a perfect minnow rod of split bamboo. 



For those who desire the best, at whatever cost, I can 

 recommend a rod of this material when made by a first- 



