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in five joints, and is more especially adapted to 

 gentlemen travelling, or commercial travellers who are 

 fond of doing a little fly fishing when an opportunity 

 occurs. These little rods are nine and ten feet in 

 length, and will throw from eighteen to twenty yards of 

 line, and kill a three-pound fish with ease. 



I have just received a splendid selection of East 

 Indian mottled canes of the proper taper and thickness, 

 which are so difficult to procure, and yet so essential 

 to the proper action of either salmon or trout rods'. 

 These canes far surpass all woods for durability and 

 throwing. I would here say that all wood for rod 

 making should be kept at least six or seven years, after it 

 is cut out, before being worked up ; and should be tied in 

 bundles, and laid down flat in a dry place, as it warps if 

 kept upright. 



If you wish to keep a favourite rod in good order 

 never lay it down on the bank, but stick the spike or 

 spear in the ground. After a day's fishing, if you do not 

 wish to unsplice your rod, form a loop at the end with a 

 piece of string and hang it on a nail, under cover. Avoid 

 rearing it up in a slanting position, as that does a rod more 

 harm than using it. 



In conclusion I would say I have just brought out a 

 very first-class salmon rod, which, in my opinion surpasses 

 all others. The butt and middle of these rods are made 

 from East Indian canes, picked out of thousands, to get 

 a proper taper and perfect action. The tops are made of 

 split greenheart of the finest quality. No wood will stand 

 wear and tear like mottled canes, when properly made up. 



