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action should continue down the handle to the hand. 

 Cork composition is too porous and is not to be 

 recommended. 



Butt ends are usually provided with a detachable 

 rubber or pneumatic button, which comes in contact 

 with the body and protects the groin from undue 

 pressure. In the case of those who find sport among 

 the giant fish, and where the weight of rod and tackle 

 is heavy and the strain in playing a monster is excep- 

 tional, it is wise to wear a leather butt rest which will 



ROD BUTT REST. 



hang down from the waist, as constant pressure on a 

 soft part of the body may lead to serious trouble. 



RINGS. 



Rod rings play no small part in the life of a line, 

 and suitable rings will add yards to the length of the 

 cast. The old-fashioned "lie-down" pattern rings are 

 now quite obsolete. The snake pattern are still in 

 g'eneral use, but undoubtedly the bridge pattern are 

 the best and do not impede the rapid shooting of the 

 line through the rings. 



On the butt and tip rings, however, falls the chief 

 friction so much so that even phosphor bronze, steel 

 wire, porcelain and bone can be cut into grooves. 



The agate or cornelian centres have in recent years 



