CHAPTER IV 



THE SALMON FLY ROD, REEL, &c. 



BEFORE attempting to give a few hints on 

 the use of the rod, it would seem desir- 

 able to give a short description of a few 

 of the improvements in manufacture which 

 have taken place during the last thirty years. 

 In doing this, it will be necessary to go over 

 ground, some of which may not be new to 

 those who have lived through a decade or so of 

 development, and may have tried most of the 

 improvements brought forward from time to 

 time. 



At this point the writer desires to say that 

 he in no way presumes to dictate to the skilful 

 angler, who is probably as well qualified to in- 

 struct as he is. The ideas and conclusions 

 herein stated, however, are the result of many 

 years' experience in England, Scotland, Ireland, 

 and Norway as an angler, and some thirty years 

 as a manufacturer. To the younger brethren, 

 therefore, these notes are more particularly 

 directed in the hope that they may prove useful 

 and instructive. 



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