30 FISHING KITS AND EQUIPMENT 



fly-rods of one piece are not commonly procurable. 

 Such a rod has, of course, the very great disadvantage 

 of being difficult to transport. The next form is the 

 two-piece rod which also has obvious disadvantages 

 and is not common. The standard fly-rod, as we have 

 said, is made in three joints, an extra tip being always 

 furnished with the rod ; and for ordinary purposes this 

 is by far the most desirable form. For the angler who 

 makes long trips on which the duffle must be reduced to 

 a minimum various kinds of combination, tourist and 

 trunk rods are made. 



Of the combination rods it may be said that any 

 rod constructed with a view to fulfilling several pur- 

 poses cannot by its very nature be exactly suited to 

 any one of these purposes. It is far better, if at all 

 practicable, to pack two rods, one for fly-fishing and 

 another for bait-casting or other fishing, than to at- 

 tempt to do the work with a combination rod. It is 

 obvious that a rod expertly made with a view to one 

 use only is better than one modified in various ways 

 so that by different combinations it can be used for 

 several purposes. However, in case such a rod is by 

 way of being a necessity, it is possible to get some 

 very fine ones so far as material and workmanship are 

 concerned. But do not use one unless you have to for 

 some good reason. 



The tourist fly-rods are of the greatest utility. 

 These rods are not combination in character but con- 

 sist of several interchangeable joints with a view to 



