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CHAPTER XV. 



Salmon-rods Spliced Salmon-rods Rings for Salmon-rods 

 Salmon-lines Salmon-gut Salmon -gut Casting-lines 

 Damping-box for Salmon-casts Gut-tips How to put on 

 a Salmon-fly Testing Salmon-tackle Gaffs Berthon 

 Folding Gaff Salmon-fly Box Messengers. 



I CAN hardly dispense with some observations 

 regarding salmon -rods and the paraphernalia 

 necessary to the salmon fisherman. It is not my 

 intention to write a long-winded dissertation on 

 the subject, but rather to restrict myself to 

 remarking solely on those points which are 

 absolutely necessary. 



Of whatever material a salmon-rod may be 

 made, whether greenheart, hickory, or cane, it 

 must be suitable for the user. A certain amount 

 of physical strength is necessary to enable a man 

 to use any salmon-rod to good advantage ; but it 

 is by no means to be assumed that a powerful man 

 must needs be able to cast a better salmon-line 

 than one who is possessed of moderate strength 

 only. Indeed, it more frequently happens that 

 the weaker man is the neater and better fisherman 



