194 FISHING IN EDEN 



The third is a light but strong general fly rod, 

 nine feet six inches long and about seven and a 

 half ounces in weight. An ideal rod for the angler 

 who has discovered the joy of beck fishing. It is 

 suitable for creeping and casting under trees, to 

 right and left, in low underhand swings and jerks, 

 with a short line, etc. 



The fourth rod is eleven feet long and just over 

 ten ounces in weight, light for its length but not 

 wobbly, suitable for creeper and stone-fly fishing, 

 and for worming when the water is low and clear in 

 June. An extra six inches on the length of a rod 

 makes an enormous difference in regard to both 

 balance and effective fishing in clear water. This 

 particular rod, reaches in length, the limit of single- 

 handed casting power for the ordinary man. It 

 should, therefore, be balanced to a nicety, with a 

 reel of sufficient weight. 



The fifth rod is seven feet six inches long, a light 

 spinning rod of the famous Victor type, and suitable 

 for use with a three and a quarter inch Silex, a two 

 inch Malloch, or an Illingworth reel. Such a rod 

 will " give " easily when the shock of striking with 

 a minnow, on a fine trace, takes place, and neither 

 break the gut nor wrench the small hooks out of 

 the mouth of the fish. 



The sixth rod is also for spinning, of the same 



