TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



use, on first thought and before you have made any tests, 

 may seem to be too heavy, because the combined weight 

 of the rod, reel and line will amount fully to 13 >4 ounces 

 if the line is D or E size and forty yards in length. 



It may also strike the angler who has been in the habit 

 of using a four-ounce, or possibly a lighter, reel on a 

 five-ounce rod that the additional weight will tire the 

 wrist and hand. Such, however, will be found not to be 

 the case upon actual trial, because it is not the weight 

 that causes the trouble, but the lack of balance due to 

 the improper distribution of the weight. 



Tabulation Showing the Proper Weight of Reel to Use 

 with Certain Weight and Length of Fly-Rods. 



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