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dimensions, inclosing a sketch of a rod with the points 

 indicated at which to make the measurements. 



The artisan complied strictly with my directions, and I 

 sent the diagram and specifications to Abbey & Imbrie, and 

 also to Conroy & Bissett. Afterward, upon seeing the rods 

 made from these specifications, I found that they were too 

 heavy for ordinary Black Bass fishing, and subsequently 

 learned that the coach-maker had selected an admirably- 

 balanced rod of the required weight and length, but, as it 

 was constructed mostly of red cedar, the caliber of the rod 

 was, of course, too great for an ash and lancewood rod. 

 The rods referred to above, however, are so nicely-bal- 

 anced and well-proportioned that they feel as light as some 

 eight-ounce rods, and, really, many anglers prefer them to 

 those of less weight. 



In the first edition of " The Book of the Black Bass," 

 there was an error in one of the diameters of this rod (sec- 

 ond piece, large end), which should have been -j- 7 ^, instead 

 of T 7 Q of an inch, as printed. This was a typographical 

 error, and was corrected in the subsequent issue. Also, 

 the length of each piece as given 34J inches includes 

 the ferrules, which project somewhat beyond the wood. 



The correct diameters and measurements of an ash and 

 lancewood 



STANDARD HENSHALL ROD, 



weighing just eight ounces, and eight and one-fourth feet 

 in length, are as follows (these diameters are of the wood, 

 or more properly of the inside diameter of the female 

 ferrule, where the joints are concerned) : 



Length of each piece (without ferrule), 33 inches. 



Diameter (outside) of end of butt-cap, f of an inch. 



