22 CASTING TACKLE AND METHODS 



may, nay, should possess better material, price for 

 price. However, I urge you to note the suggestion 

 of doubt conveyed in the last half of the foregoing 

 sentence. The fact of the matter is, all depends upon 

 the maker producing the rod, some apparently being 

 satisfied when they have placed a rod upon the 

 market, while others think of quality first and sales 

 afterward. 



Do not think to pay less than $15.00 for a one 

 piece rod, a good one can not be built for less, and 

 as much more as you can afford. Twenty-five dollars 

 is not an exorbitant price for a high grade caster, if 

 built in one piece. Rod No. 2 in the illustration is 

 priced at $15.00, and to me represents about the last 

 word in rod making for the money. If it were not 

 for the matter of convenience in transportation, as 

 pointed out in a preceding paragraph, it is the only 

 split-bamboo I would recommend for bass fishing. 

 And $15.00 is quite a sum to pay for a short rod. 



Granted, then, that by and large it is the part of 

 wisdom to purchase a jointed caster, how many joints 

 should it possess? The answer will depend upon 

 your desires. If you want a rod that can be carried 

 in a suit-case, you must get one with three joints; 

 but if you are willing to carry the rod-case in your 

 hand, I would recommend the two piece rod by all 

 means. Remember, in the wood rod, when we intro- 

 duce a ferrule we introduce weakness, the more fer- 

 rules the greater the weakness. No ferrule is elastic, 



