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at the same time over rough granite or sandstone 

 boulders upon which it takes the angler all his time to 

 keep his feet. Under such circumstances as these we 

 very much object to be obliged to give the attention to 

 our rod amongst the trees which should be bestowed 

 upon the more important work of keeping one's feet. 



For trout-fishing the rod does not so much matter, 

 and as we incline to the belief that the ferrule rods as 

 now made cast a lighter line than splice rods (which is 

 the most important consideration), we give them the 

 preference. 



For our own use in salmon-fishing we prefer the 

 Castleconnell rods, and for the stated reason we have 

 for many years used them. Our stock now consists 

 of three, and, although they have seen the roughest of 

 work, they are as sound as the day they were made ; 

 they each have two top joints, and all twelve joints are 

 now as they were made. Many times have we seen 

 the tops of ferrule-jointed rods break when the fly has 

 caught by accident in a tree or bank, and although we 

 have been often guilty of the same indiscretion, we have 

 never yet paid the penalty. Therefore we shall remain 

 true to our old friends, and may they continue to behave 

 to us as heretofore ! then we shall have no cause to alter 

 our opinion of Enright and his works. 



Rod-fittings. — These should be as simple as possible. 

 Two brass circular bands, one fixed and the other 

 movable, answer all purposes. 



The rings should be large, so as to allow the line to 



