RODS AND ROD-MAKING. 51 
Salmon-fishing. The butts, which are bored to hold 
spare tops, are made of ash, and the rest of the joints 
and tops of greenhart. A solid butt for the double- 
handed rod may be substituted, if wished, and for heavy 
work may perhaps on the whole be an advantage. 
The following are the description and measurements 
of the several joints :— 
Length of joints ; measured from top Siam ene at Circumfe- 
No. of Rings 
of ferrule to bottom of plug. Hott if rence at top Hof sitet 
a Sete ere | etree 
Inches. Inches. 
No. 1 Butt, 3 ft.25m. . . | 32at largest ne pronged ’ 
part (be-| 5.) ||. Eng just 
low winch | 2aG | below fer- 
fittings) rule. 
No. 2 Butt 3ft.23in. . .|3§ (above) B : 
winch a4 Ig ditto. 
tings) 
st Joint 3ft.2tin. . . . _— 149 | 2 rings. 
and jomt oft-oym.. . . 1-6, Bees |) en a 
ard Joint gft.25;im. . . . I ee ey 
ne : {5, including 
6é i. b] 
1st or “trolling” top 2ft. roin. i tice Gang 
and or “fly” top 2 ft. 10 in.. a1 PURE Ls bay ce 
3rd “worm or bottom fish-) fat 
ine top a tt. ines 5 5 16 5» 
4th “ minnow-spinning” top | oe 
I its 3h in. . e e . J 16 3 2 
Total length of double-handed fly-rod .... .... 15 ft. 1} in. 
Total length of single-handed fly-rrod ... «.. 125, 4 5 
Motalilencth ot troiling-rod. ) ce. sd ieaas he ch EBay hs 
By changing the top joint of the double-handed fly- 
rod for top No. 3 it becomes an excellent rod for worm or 
creeper fishing ; or by substituting top No. 4, for Trout 
minnow-spinning, or light paternosting. On a substi- 
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