16 CASTING TACKLE AND METHODS 



ever, I must confess that I have found greenheart 

 quite apt to "set" under provocation, more inclined 

 to the habit, I think, than is bethabara, thoug ; ?not all 

 anglers and rod makers agree with me. It fe' some- 

 what lighter than the former wood and therefore 

 rods can be of larger caliber without materially 

 increasing the weight, a little matter which recom- 

 mends it to certain rodsters, for naturally the heavier 

 the rod the heavier strain it will endure. The 

 greenheart is a good rod and cheap, a w.ell made 

 caster being procurable for $6.00 and up. You will 

 make no mistake in investing in a greenheart. 



I am not a lover of lancewood casting rods, that 

 in spite of their cheapness and beauty. I have had 

 trouble with their "setting" under hard service, even 

 atmospheric changes at times working havoc with 

 them. Recently I built one with double guides, 

 guides upon either side of the rod, so that I could 

 use one side one day and the other the next. It has 

 worked well. My rod is with the separate reel-seat, 

 the first joint consisting of handle and reel-seat only, 

 as would be necessary. Lancewood casters have the 

 questionable virtue of being cheap, consequentially 

 it is more difficult to secure a real good lancewood 

 than it is to secure a perfect rod of more expensive 

 material. Perhaps the wood is not receiving its just 

 due these days for it undoubtedly has gone out of 

 fashion; one seldom sees a lancewood casting rod on 

 lake or stream, that in spite of its reasonable price. 



