TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



Actual Data About the Balance of Fly-Rods 



Maker of Rods, Thomas, Bangor, Maine 



(One of the very best Fly-Rods made) 



Point of Balance with Different Reels 



Point of balance without reel from end of butt. 



Rod 9 feet, -^/i ounces 31 inches. 



Rod 93^ feet, 4 ounces 313^ inches. 



Rod 10 feet, 5 ounces 34^^ inches. 



The Line: 



There are many kinds of American and English-made 

 fly-casting lines on the market. There is but one kind of 

 line, however, to use for fly-fishing, and that is the silk 

 enameled water-proofed line, and it may be either tapered 

 or flat. 



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