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butt end. In this, however, as well as in 

 the number of joints of which he may wish 

 the rod to consist, the Angler will best 

 consult his own judgment and inclination, 

 which can hardly fail to be satisfied at some 

 of the tackle shops in the metropolis; where 

 an endless variety of every description, 

 which imagination or caprice may require, 

 will be offered to hisjnspection. 



The best rods which the writer has hitherto 

 met with are manufactured and sold by 

 Henry Swann, of Langholm, North Bri- 

 tain. They consist of five pieces, and have 

 screw joints at each ferrule, which is particu- 

 larly desirable, as they always set true ; and 

 should the weather or accident wet them, 

 the difficulty of separating the joints, which 

 in common rods such a circumstance causes 

 to swell considerably, is avoided. 



An improvement may nevertheless be 



