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inent of rings, even when it fits a reel, invariably sticks sooner 

 or later. 



The snake rod rings shown in the illustration have come 

 into very general use, and are excellent for most kinds of fish- 

 ing, but there is a method of casting (not from the reel, but by 



drawing down loops of line between the rings and holding 

 them on the fingers of the left hand) which cannot well be 

 done if snake rings are fitted all down the rod, and therefore I 

 would rather recommend for the two rings next the butt the 

 use of the bridge ring which was illustrated in the volumes on 

 Freshwater Fishing in this library and is hers reproduced. 



BRIDGE RING 



A rod top end ring I invented, which is also illustrated, 

 works on pivots and adapts itself to whatever angle the line 

 makes with the rod. It has an inner ring of phosphor bronze 

 which can be twisted round whenever it gets a little worn. For 

 sea use it should be made extra strong. The pivots may 



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