138 FISHING KITS AND EQUIPMENT 



foundland, where the sport, if not equal to that offered 

 by the classic Canadian rivers, is still strictly worth 

 while. For this reason the subject hardly comes 

 properly under " general " sweet-water tackle it 

 seems best to include here a few suggestions about 

 salmon fly-fishing tackle, although it may be said that 

 the angler who has the ambition to tackle salmon will, 

 beyond doubt, know more about salmon tackle than 

 it is possible to tell him herein. 



If you can afford it select a rod of split-bamboo; 

 these may be had for from $30.00 to $50.00. Solid 

 wood rods of greenheart and noibwood are, however, 

 very extensively used, and an average price for a rod 

 of this sort is $25.00. The prices given are for rods 

 14 or 15 feet in length, and these lengths are the best. 

 The standard length of the salmon fly-rod adopted 

 for tournament casting is 15 feet. Salmon fly-rods, 

 since both hands are used in casting, are built with 

 double hand-grasp. Other fittings such as " snake " 

 guides, etc., should be the same as for the trout fly-rod. 

 A single-action click reel, supplied with a reliable 

 drag, to hold 100 yards of C or D enameled line is 

 right for the rods mentioned. A salmon fly-reel of 

 this size, in German silver and rubber will cost about 

 $22.00; in nickel and rubber $14.00. A double- 

 tapered enameled line, size C, i2O-yard length, costs 

 $11.00. Regular, level, enameled silk line, the same 

 as used for trout fly-fishing but in the larger sizes, 

 averages $1.50 for 25 yards. Economy may be prac- 



