CHAPTER VI. 



"THE ANGLER'S EQUIPMENT." 



THE question of rods and tackle generally 

 is not an enticing subject to me. One is 

 so apt to drift into a sort of reproduction of 

 the usual fishing-tackle maker's catalogue. 

 Indeed, I was half inclined to think that the 

 best thing would have been simply to select 

 the catalogues of a few undeniably good 

 fishing-tackle makers, recommend them to 

 the angling world in general, and be done 

 with the whole business. 



This view, however, is not the one 

 generally accepted, and so I am compelled 

 to make a few remarks on rods and tackle 

 generally. 



There is a good deal to be said for cane- 

 built rods, provided that the angler can 

 afford to pay for the very best. A cheap 

 split-cane rod is a thing to avoid ; a good 

 ordinary rod, made of wood, being twice as 

 reliable. 



