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Fig. 7. Steel-Ribbed Split-Bamboo Rod. 



I quote Mr. Halford at some length, for of 

 all modern English angling literature his books 

 on " Dry-fly Fishing/' " Dry-fly Entomology " 

 and others, and his numerous papers on angling 

 are, to me at least, the most impressive. Among 

 other things, his clearness of expression and his 

 habit of giving more than full credit to his 

 friends for angling hints show his sincerity and 

 fairness. 



But Mr. Halford has no patience with steel- 

 centered rods; in fact, he says that the contro- 

 versy in the English press anent the inventor of 

 the method was a waste of ink and paper, as 

 steel-centered rods were of no practical use. 

 " Consider," says he, " the effect of rigidly fas- 

 tening the two materials together. The one 

 with the quicker action must of necessity tend 

 to hurry the slower material, and the one with 

 the slower action must equally of necessity tend 

 to retard the action of the quicker material. 

 What must be the effect? A tendency to dis- 

 integrate their union. For me," he continues, 

 " they have not cast better; they have not cast 



