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high wind which prevailed part of the time, caused the 

 flies to fly off at rather a fast and expensive rate. I found 

 some of the best fishers of the day at the Bull Inn, and 

 among them the veteran Ogden, of Cheltenham. He was 

 using a very light eight-foot rod, handled with leather, 

 which, for lightness and power, quite astonished me. I 

 found on handling it I could command the stream better 

 than with my eleven-foot rod, and with scarcely any labour 

 to myself. His best day's kill was eight-and-a-half brace. 

 Several fish were taken over two pounds, and a few nearly 

 reached three pounds. To those who would combine 

 hard work with the least amount of labour and trouble 

 (especially in streams where trees and bushes overhang) I 

 would strongly recommend a trial of the rod above 

 quoted. I feel confident it is the rod of the day for work 

 and comfort. MAY FLY." 



I have lately brought out a double-handed Multum in 

 Parvo rod, which I consider by far the most useful the 

 angler can have. It is a fifteen-foot rod, and forms a 

 twelve-foot rod with the short butt. It has three tops, 

 one for fly fishing, one for spinning, and one for worm 

 fishing. The middle and butt is made from choice 

 mottled cane, and the top from greenheart that has been 

 split from the log. (No top should be worked up from 

 sawn greenheart ; it is not to be depended on unless it 

 will cleave.) The action of this rod plays well into the 

 hand ; and I feel confident it will meet with approbation, 

 being two rods combined in one. 



I must not omit to mention another useful rod 

 I have just brought out. It is a Portmanteau Rod 



