42 FISHING KITS AND EQUIPMENT 



brush its action was beautifully precise; it never 

 failed to catch. However, the necessity of enlarging 

 upon this is probably not imperative. It is enough to 

 say that the lesson was learned thoroughly and has 

 never been forgotten. 



Going to the other extreme, the very light rods are 

 entitled to more serious consideration. That they are 

 fine little rods to handle goes without saying. Also, 

 if the mere size of the trout that you are likely to take 

 on one of them were the only question, they are plenty 

 large enough. Skilfully handled, they are capable of 

 landing your record trout " without turning a hair." 

 But, unfortunately, there are other things to be con- 

 sidered. Not one trout in a hundred, in stream fish- 

 ing, is hooked where the angler can let him have his 

 head. Sharp rocks, sunken logs, projecting tree-roots 

 and the like are familiar features of all our trout 

 streams, and most often the fish must be held hard 

 and killed quickly. The larger rods are better adapted 

 for this. 



And here is a thing that must be reckoned with. 

 Some years ago tales of large trout in near-home wa- 

 ters were more or less not so. At the present time, 

 however, through the very extensive propagation and 

 distribution of brown and rainbow trout, the angler is 

 liable to be called upon at very short notice to have 

 it out with a trout weighing anywhere from two to 

 four pounds, and quite possibly more than that. A 

 fish of this size, in the average confined and brush- 



