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3. Grasp the joints near the ferrules when fixing or unfixing same. 



4. If the joints or parts stick obstinately together after having been 

 used wet, hold a light under the fast ferrules until steam issues there- 

 from, when they may be parted with ease. 



5. Lastly, when the season is over, see to the rods having ragged 

 wrappings and missing rings replaced, and a good protecting coat of 

 water-repelling varnish being given if at all needed. 



A moderately careful adhering to above simple rules will enable a 

 good rod to withstand wear and tear almost everlastingly. 



ON THE CHOICE OF A ROD. 

 From the Scientific Angler. 



The Rod forms the first subject for attention; the winch, or reel 

 and line being next chosen, with a view to the harmonious working of 

 the whole, the reel to balance, and the line to suit the " play" of the 

 tool. This is of the most vital importance. The Rod, Reel, and 

 Line should be well adapted to act perfectly and in concert with 

 each other. We have already pointed out the inconvenience and 

 disaster arising from the common practice of employing implements 

 totally incapable of working together evenly. The length of a rod, as 

 is now well-known, has very little to do with the distance it can be 

 made to cast the fly ; the casting powers entirely depend on the pliancy 

 and strength. 



The result of our investigations is, that a combination of the best 

 metal and the best wood, would, if arranged correctly, and in right 

 proportions, be an advance in a desirable direction. We therefore had 

 a rod made of the very best of strong woods, with a fine bevilled steel 

 centre, and this proved when, after some alterations, it was completed, 

 to bear out the hopes conceived in respect to it. We had been 

 enamoured of this idea theoretically, practically it gives every promise 

 of ultimately meriting the pains and researches we bestowed upon it. 



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