164 MODERN PRACTICAL ANGLER. 
Circumference at 
bottom above 
ferrule. 
Length of joints measured from top 
Circumference at 
of ferrule to bottom of plug. 
top below ferrule. 
PE bare iar 6 ft. 4 in. 33 inches (at 
largest part of } 
handle below | 2} inches. 
winch fittings), 
Middle joint . . ditto. 2 inches. 1¢ inches 
Mcpre = (sede Geis 6 ft. 9 in. 1,3; inches. 
Butt ash; middle joint and top 
greenhart 
The length of this rod when put together is 18 feet 
6 inches. Very strong and tall anglers may wield, and 
very broad waters sometimes demand, a longer weapon, 
but for all ordinary purposes I think 18 or 19 feet will 
be found the most convenient length. In order to insure 
the greatest comfort and efficiency, the rings, &c., of 
Salmon rods as of all others should be stiff, and of the 
shape and construction shown at pp. 47-8. 
THE REEL AND LINE. 
A reel similar in pattern to that recommended for 
Trout (pp. 37-8), but capable of holding from 80 to 100 
yards of stout casting-line will be found best. For an 
18 or 19 foot rod, such as that described, a reel of four 
inches in the diameter of the plate gives on the whole 
the best balance. Further observations on the reel, as 
well as on the method of preventing the line “hitching” 
round it, will be found at pp. 35-8. 
A heavy as well as a strong reel-line is very necessary 
