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They were highly amused at my little eight-foot rod ; one 

 gentleman remarking that I ought to have known better 

 than bring that toy to kill a two-pounder with. But it 

 deceived us all ; for that day I landed several weighing 

 two pounds, and one or two nearly three pounds in weight. 

 In fact I made the best basket, and there were more than 

 twenty rods on the stream. Many of the anglers handled 

 my little rod, and wished to have it ; but I would not 

 part with it, and I have it by me now. I took several 

 orders for similar ones, and have had an increased 

 demand for them ever since. I make them of greenheart 

 wood, various lengths eight, nine, ten, eleven, and 

 twelve feet, in two joints, spliced, and handled with 

 leather. I vary them in action, making some after the 

 Castle Connell salmon rod style, to play into the hand. 

 I can show numbers of testimonials speaking in the 

 highest terms of them, especially the eight-foot rod. A 

 gentleman has told me he can throw nearly twenty yards of 

 line with his " multum," and kill a salmon with it. He 

 generally uses it for white trout fishing, as it affords him 

 more sport than his fifteen-foot rod, especially when fishing 

 from a boat. In a letter received July 29th, 1878, Lord 

 Northbrook says : " I killed a trout of eight pounds with 

 one of your little rods, and was quite surprised at the 

 power of so light a rod." I will here give an extract from 

 the "Field" newspaper of June iyth, 1871 : "May Fly 

 Fishing on the River Colne, Fairford, Gloucestershire. 

 I was much pleased with this delightful stream, which 

 was well stocked with fine trout, but found the fish very 

 shy in taking the dry fly ; and having to whip against a 



