86 TROUT LORE 



Of all sad words of fishing-men, 

 The saddest is, 



A hasty fool I've surely been. 



He who would successfully fish the dead- 

 water should select his tackle with the large trout 

 in mind; the small fish that he takes he will ac- 

 cept as a matter-of-course, a mere incident of 

 the day's fishing. For the brushy pool the rod 

 should be somewhat short, say eight and a half 

 feet, and rather stiff. It is a good idea to have 

 double the number of guides usually placed upon 

 a rod; then the outreaching brush will be foiled 

 in its attempts to entangle your line. For the 

 broad, open pool, the rod should be somewhat 

 longer and heavier, even up to ten feet and with 

 a weight of six ounces. The longer and heavier 

 rod will render more casting power, and some- 

 times it is very important to lay a long line; 

 furthermore, such a rod will give you greater 

 fighting strength, something you will appreciate 

 when the expected unexpected happens. The 

 reel should be a quadruple multiplier, an auto- 

 matic if you know how to handle one. The line 

 should be the best procurable, double tapered if 

 you can afford the luxury. If you select a rod 

 that weighs in the neighborhood of six ounces, I 

 would say employ a size E line, perhaps F, all 



