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tions was a salmon-rod by Macdougall, the other 

 a twelve-foot trout-rod by Messrs. Eaton and 

 Deller. Both of these rods were very beautiful 

 to handle, and, though extremely light, very 

 powerful. Whether they would stand the same 

 amount of wear and tear as a well-seasoned 

 greenheart, I am not prepared to say ; but I 

 must admit that when rods cost as much money 

 as did these thirteen guineas having been paid 

 for one, and seven or eight for the other I 

 could not feel the same pleasure in using them 

 as a more moderate-priced one, and I should, 

 I arn sure, be afraid to try any very dangerous 

 cast with them for fear of a smash up. When 

 testing the latter of these two rods for a friend, 

 who eventually purchased it, I succeeded in 

 making some sensational casts, the distance being 

 measured from the reel to the end of the line, 

 over grass. If I remember rightly I think that I 

 covered some twenty-six or twenty-seven paces, 

 with ease ; the line I was using being also one 

 of Messrs. Eaton and Deller's patent lines, to 

 which I intend to refer further on. 



As regards the price of cane rods, T am well 

 aware that they, of all rods, cannot be made 

 cheaply. Mr. Halford, in his book on dry-fly 

 fishing, explains very clearly how they are manu- 

 factured, and why they must of necessity be 

 expensive. First of all there is the cane itself, 



