SALMoN-l{(tl)S. .'il.') 



The best wood lor tlu* Ijutt, wliicli should \)v very stout :iiid 

 solid, is well-sensoneil maple, which is l)oth lii^ht and strong; 

 the seconil joint of a-sh, the third of hickory, and the fourth or 

 top joint of ecpial parts of hmee-wood, bamboo, and whak'bone, 

 neatly spliced together. 



-Many experienced anglers prefer to have their Salmon-rods 

 nianufacturi'd without nietai joints, hut with neatlv-eut ami 

 accurately fitting scan's, which arc adjusted and tlruily spliced 

 together with strong \\a\cd-rud when at the rivcr-sidc. 



The supposed advantage of this method is the greater cer- 

 tainty of the rod's holding together during a severe struggle in 

 the course of which a joint will sometimes be disengaged from 

 the socket ; and a greater ciiuability of pliancy throughout the 

 whole length, from the butt to the end, which is supposed to be 

 iu some degree impaired by the metallic ferules into which the 

 heads of the feruled joints arc inserted. 



In the present imjJroNcd state of the manufacture of all sport- 

 ing articles, I must however admit tliat these objections are, 

 in my opinion, very fanciful, and that tlic trouble of splicing 

 and unsplicing greatly exceeds the benefit derived from the 

 practice. 



Nothing can be more benutifidly regular and eipial through- 

 out their whole length, than the springy bend nf the best 

 Knglisli, Irish, Se(»tch, and American Salmon-rods ; and I 

 may here record it as my deliberate opinion, that the best 

 ro<U in the world arc now nuinufactured in the city of New 

 York, and that Conroy is HU|>orior, ns a Hy-rod-maker, to either 

 Chevalier or Martin Kelly, of univcmul reputation. 



The reel should be very large, capable of containing three 



