SALMON AND TROUT. 



power is also gained. It can be applied to any kind of rod, 

 whether new or old, and adds about \ oz. to the weight of a 

 single-handed rod. 



Ladies' rods can hardly be too light for real pleasure, as 

 not only their wrists are weaker 

 and their muscles softer than ours, 

 but they have seldom acquired 

 the knowledge of using what 

 physical powers they do possess 

 to the best advantage. This is 

 half the battle, as anyone knows 

 who has tried to lift a trunk that 

 some diminutive porter, perhaps, 

 has just been carrying about in a 

 light and airy fashion as if it were 

 a mere feather-weight. I have 

 before me, as I write, an 8 ft. 

 greenheart steel-ribbed ladies' rod, 

 in two joints, which weighs only 

 5 oz. bare, including steel ribbing ; 

 and it is as dainty and ' coaxing ' 

 a little ' tandem lasher ' as any 

 trout need wish to be tempted 

 with. Aluminium fittings reduce 

 the weight to something under 4 

 oz. Messrs. Foster say 3^ oz. 

 It has, withal, plenty of power for 

 its size, and I should be very 

 pleased to try conclusions with it 

 on a 3 or - 4 Ib. sea trout in open 

 water. Eight feet or eight feet 



FOSTERS 'PRIN- 

 CESS VICTORIA ' 



8-FT. LADIES' 



ROD. 



SEL and a half is ample for a lady's 



RIBBING ON A 

 CANE - BUILT 

 ROD. 



single-handed fly rod, and it 

 should not exceed a maximum 

 weight of eight ounces. These are the measurements of a 

 handy ladies' spliced greenheart rod with a pretty cast, made by 



