THE FLY ROD 35 



cipally at these points, increasing quite appre- 

 ciably the casting power of the rod. 



The rod should be plainly wound at intervals 

 varying from not more than an inch at the butt 

 to a quarter-inch at the tip. Experimentation 

 in the matter of rod-windings has never re- 

 sulted in anything definitely better than the 

 ordinary plain silk winding carefully done and 

 well-protected with varnish. 



