CHAPTER VIII 



With What to Get Them 

 RODS 



In the art of rod-making the manufacturers 

 have produced the most perfect implements of the 

 craft. The skill and ingenuity employed in this 

 industry within the last few years shows that for 

 all kinds of angling a perfect rod is available, so 

 that few, if any, spend their time in making their 

 own. The essential qualities of a fine rod are 

 balance, lightness, pliancy, and strength. 



The time has gone by when the angler is con- 

 tented to use one rod for all kinds of fishing. Each 

 fish requires its own peculiar length of rod, weight, 

 and strength, and each method of fly-casting, 



bait-casting, and trolling makes it neces- 

 Power^ sary that the rod be suited to the style 



of work required. A first-class split 

 bamboo of perfect action is, to my mind, the 

 best in casting power for fly-fishing, either for 

 trout or bass ; though the bamboo is such a popu- 

 lar favorite here in America, it is not in such 

 general use in Great Britain ; and there, as well 

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