Fish and Fishing 



and weigh eighteen ounces, of split bamboo pre- 

 ferred, but one of lancewood or greenheart will 

 stand hard usage better. The chief qualities re- 

 quired in a rod for sea fishing are toughness, spring, 

 and elasticity. It should be silk wound and 

 have guides and tips of agate or carnelian. 

 For bait casting a light rod about nine feet will be 

 suitable for fishing in shallow bays, near river 

 mouths, or in streams within tide limits. Por 

 fly fishing a good black-bass rod will prove effi - 

 cien^^To^mrnshmgr^^erensn are small, one 

 may have fine sport with a plain rod, combined 

 with a float and sinker, with two hooks on gut 

 leaders. 



There is just the same variation in reels. Surf 



fishing demands a reel holding 300 vards of 



12 to 18 thread Cuttyhunk line, and must 



be a quadruple multiplier. It will cost from 



$10 to $15. In fly fishing the same tagj^e that 



is used for black bass will do for striped bass. 



The lines generally used for surf fishing are linen 

 Cuttvhunk, from 9 to 18 thread, in length varvinfj; 

 with the character of the fishinj;. For still fishinor 

 in summer, or bait fishing from shore, the line is 

 usually of braided linen, smaller size, in 

 lengths of fifty yards, with three-foot leader 

 of single gut. Ir ^troUing for small fis h up to ten 

 pounds, about one hunore^iee^^^faB'fSrffitW^ 

 size E orF^]^T^niun3re^Tee^or^!?^Tm!TP 

 larger bass may be used. 



^ToRHfSffTJBS^TpTo three pounds weight, No. 1 



or 2 sprout hooks on gut snells will be found suit- 



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