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the best rods are therefore hand built throughout, 

 and only workmen who make it their sole life occupa- 

 tion can be relied on to carry out this work skilfully. 



The addition of the tapered, tempered steel centre 

 is considered by many experts to be a great improve- 

 ment to the casting power and action of the rod. This 

 steel centre also knits the sections together, so that 

 fractures are extremely rare. One firm has patented 

 buttressed terminals to the steel centre on the prin- 

 ciple of "tie rods" used on houses. 



No matter for what purpose the rod is required, be 

 it trout, salmon, bottom fishing, pike or sea fishing, or 

 for use against the giant tuna, mahseer, tiger or sword 



SECTION OF DOUBLE BUILT STEEL-CENTRED ROD. 



fish, the built cane rod is an ideal weapon for strength, 

 striking power, sharpness of recovery, durability and 

 lightness in weight. 



Next in order of superiority for the purpose of rod 

 construction comes greenheart, a hard and closely- 

 grained wood of great " steeliness," and whose only 

 equal in natural growth is washaba. This latter wood 

 is very similar to greenheart, but darker and heavier; 

 it is very hard indeed, but nowadays is practically 

 unobtainable. It is no uncommon thing to hear of an 

 angler who has used a little greenheart rod for 

 twenty years or more and landed heavy fish quite 

 beyond the normal purpose for which the rod was 

 made, and yet it still remains straight and true and 



