WINDINGS AND GUIDES 



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German-silver " Improved " one-ring casting-guide 



Some anglers would prefer to locate the bottom- 

 guide of the bait-casting rod a few inches ahead of 

 the ferrule, rather than at the fer- 

 rule as shown in Fig. i above; and 

 they would use only one intermedi- 

 ate guide between that and the tip, 

 placing but three guides on this rod, 

 in all. 



In order to permit equalization 

 of the strain on two sides of the top- 

 Agate stirrup-pattem joint, the guides may be attached in 



casting tip-guide . . 



pairs, after the usual manner em- 

 ployed in the heavier, surf-casting rods (Fig. 2); 

 in this case the tip-guide should not be offset but 



Fig. 2 Paired guides 



should be one of center alignment, stirrup pattern, 

 as shown. Abbey and Imbrie sell it, size number 

 3%, for sixty-five cents, in agate; in imitation agate, 

 thirty-five cents. 



