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venii'ut ti> canv. and tlio jointoti rods nro now brought to such 

 |>ort'fetit>ii, tlmt I fool n-ssurotl tln-y will answer every purpose of tlie 

 splioi-<l rt>il!«, besitles hfiiii; tnucli more portalili*. Tlio Irish Hy-ro«lH 

 uro scrt'woil toj^othtT at eacli joint, and are much more olasitic tliaii 

 the l'ni;lish nxls. 



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Should bo very strong, and not less than twelve or more than sixteen 



feet in length, with largo rings u|)on it, that the line may run freely. 

 The rod for spinning a minnow or bleak should bo of bamboo cane, 



and from eighteen to twenty feet long, with a tolerable stiff top ; the 



rings should bo placed at a moderate distance from each other, and 



be of the middle size. 



The harheil r<»</, for angling with the leilgrr-bait, should have n 



Btitf top, and be about eleven or twelve feet in length ; but for tloat- 



fishing it must be much lighter and something longer. 



The rod for Koach and I'aoe should bo of bamboo cane, and, if for 

 bank-iishing, from eighteen to twenty feet long ; but if for angling 

 from a punt, not more than elevi-n t)r twelve feet. It must be very 

 light, perfectly taper, and of a proper degree of elasticity, as the 

 angler's success in Roach and Dace Hshiug will depend upon his 

 dexterity and quickness in striking when he has a bite. Many anglers 

 never fish without running-tackle, that they may be always prepared 

 to encounter a large fioh ; but they must not hope to meet with the 

 same sport in Koach and Dace fishing as those do who use a light rod 

 without rings, and a short line, when the chance of striking your fish is 

 much more certain. 



LINES. 



The best lines for running-tackle are comiMsed of silk and hair, of 

 different degrees of strength and thickness, according to tho purpose 

 for which they arc intondetl. For Salmon fishing, a strong winch or 

 pirn, largo enough to contain fronj eighty to one hundred yards of 

 line, is requisite, and for Trout a brass reel, containing from thirty to 

 forty vards of line, gradually tapering to a f<'W hairs at the end, where 

 a foot-link of gut containing tlie fl'""-< i-* i" !•<• fitod. 



