5 i8 



AMERICAN GAME FISHES. 



and tawdry finery instead of real jewels and good dress. 



First, as to guides or rings: these have to receive and allow 



the line to pass through them, and the minimum of friction 



Fig. 6. Before cementing. Fig. 6. After cementing. 



is a desideratum. There also should be no possibility of en- 

 tanglement. This being so, I can find no better ring than that 



Fig. 7. 

 shown in fig. 7. It can of course be made in all sizes ; it is sim- 

 ple and lasting. 



For a butt-ring on the Bass casting rod, I know of no better 

 one than that shown at fig. 8. It allows the line to pass 



Fig. 8. 



through without confining it unduly, which is most necessary 

 for long casting. The simplicity of this arrangement is 

 obvious. It simply consists of two loops of wire tied on in 

 juxtaposition as shown, and touched with hard solder at 



