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rod, see that it has good action clear down to 

 the hand. 



The five-ounce tournament rod is a splendid 

 one for heavy streams not much overgrown, 

 but as these rods are generally ten feet long, 

 they are not so handy for brooks as the three- 

 and four-ounce rods of 8 or 9 feet. For dry-fly 

 work the four-ounce, g-foot tournament rod is 

 ideal. It works best with a tapered D line. 



