CHAPTER II 

 TACKLE 



THE tackle required for a complete salmon out- 

 fit is far more complicated and expensive than 

 that required for any other form of fresh-water 

 fishing. I have found by observing many fisher- 

 men that suitable tackle is little understood, and 

 only few anglers have at hand what they must 

 use on the river if they are to be successful in all 

 kinds of water and weather. In fact, I have only 

 met one man in all my travels who had a proper 

 equipment to take advantage of every contingency. 

 It is for this reason that the present chapter de- 

 scribes in detail what I have found useful and 

 necessary to get good sport at all times. 



There seems to be a lack of definite knowledge 

 on the part of fishermen as to the power of their 

 rods and the strength of their leaders. In order 

 to clear up this matter, and make my subsequent 

 description of fishing plain, I have taken the va- 

 rious sizes of Leonard rods I have been using and 

 obtained the amount they will pull in various posi- 

 tions when they are strained as much as is safe 



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