154 Wet- Fly Fishing 



Messrs. Hardy Brothers sell a patented 

 joint named The Lock-fast, which I myself 

 have used, and can speak of as a thoroughly 

 serviceable invention. It does not, I think, 

 add to the appearance of a rod, but is, not- 

 withstanding, simple and effective, and is 

 one of the best joints I have ever fished 

 with. 



The last rod which Mr. Forrest built 

 for me was fitted with " suction " joints, 

 and I have pleasure in stating that in my 

 own hand, they have fulfilled all require- 

 ments. 



No duffer of a rod-maker (and there 

 are many such) can turn out suction joints 

 satisfactorily. 



With rods, as with joints, the best are 

 invariably the cheapest in the end. 



Messrs. Turnbull of 60, Princes Street, 

 Edinburgh, whose names I have already 

 mentioned (and who, probably, will not 

 agree with half of what I have written), have 

 also invented and patented a joint which 

 appears to me so practical and useful, that 

 I now attempt to give a description of it. 

 It is named " TurnbulTs Victoria Joint,'* 

 and was invented by Mr. Turnbull, senior, 

 himself. 



At the very bottom of the upper joint 



