148 MENDING A FISHING ROD 



THE BROKEN ROD 



The fisherman is likely at some time or other to 

 fracture or spring the upper or middle joint of his 

 fishing-rod or some other portion of his kit. 



If he should happen to meet with this misfortune 

 he can with very little loss of time and without diffi- 

 culty repair the most serious fracture or injury. 



I keep a repair-case in my fishing-bag, which I have 

 found to be most useful. It is a small cardboard box 

 which contains all that is necessary to make the 

 adequate repairs ; it is small, compact, and handy, the 

 contents of which should not cost more than sixpence. 



There is a small tube of strong liquid glue or cement. 

 This cement should be odourless, non-poisonous, strong, 

 and should dry rapidly. There are also some 50 yards 

 of the strongest and best black thread, and several 

 lengths of various-sized goose-quills. 



If the fracture is a long splintery break of any 

 wooden implement, you first squeeze a little cement 

 over the surfaces of the two fractures, and then fit 

 the two ends of the broken parts together. You then 

 place a few turns of thread around the fractured parts, 

 no knots being necessary, as the thread will adhere to 

 the rod. By the time you have done this the cement 

 on the thread will be dry, and the parts held firmly 

 together. You now cut two suitable-sized sections of 

 the quills, smear a little more of the mixture into the 

 concave surface of each quill, and press these firmly 

 on the rod over the fractured part. A turn of the 



