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MODERN PRACTICAL ANGLER. 



Length of joints measured from top 

 of ferrule to bottom of plug. 



Butt 



6 ft. 4 in. 



Middle joint 

 Top ..*... 



ditto. 

 6 ft. 3 in. 



Butt ash ; middle joint and top 

 greenhart 



Circumference at 



bottom above 



ferrule. 



3I inches (at ' 



largest part of 



handle below 



winch fittings)., 



2 inches. 



i-j?^ inches. 



Circumference at 

 top below ferrule. 



2^ inches. 

 j^ inches. 



The length of this rod when put together is 18 feet 

 6 inches. Very strong and tall anglers may wield, and 

 very broad waters sometimes demand, a longer weapon, 

 but for all ordinary purposes I think 18 or 19 feet will 

 be found the most convenient length. In order to insure 

 the greatest comfort and efficiency, the rings, &c., of 

 Salmon rods as of all others should be stiff, and of the 

 shape and construction shown at pp. 47-8. 



The Reel and Line. 



A reel similar in pattern to that recommended for 

 Trout (pp. 37-8), but capable of holding from 80 to 100 

 yards of stout casting-line will be found best. For an 

 18 or 19 foot rod, such as that described, a reel of four 

 inches in the diameter of the plate gives on the whole 

 the best balance. Further observations on the reel, as 

 well as on the method of preventing the line " hitching" 

 round it, will be found at pp. 35-8. 



A heavy as well as a strong reel-line is very necessary 



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