FISHING-TACKLE 67 



Many a time was this little rod bent double, 

 till I wondered how it ever bore the strain. 

 On it I had killed all my tyee and most of my 

 cohoe, but it suffered in the process, and the 

 middle and top joints had to be replaced on 

 my return home. If I were going again, I 

 should feel inclined to take a 10-foot rod built 

 on the same lines and of the very best material 

 and workmanship. Such a rod would give 

 more power and stiffness than the 12-foot 

 rod. 



Besides the 12-foot rod, I had a 14-foot 

 three-piece Castleconnell rod, an old friend. 

 This I used for fishing for cohoe with the fly, 

 and grand sport they gave in the racing tide 

 on a rod which played its fish right down 

 to the reel. An ordinary 12-foot trout rod 

 for the cut-throat trout completed my rod 

 equipment. 



Reels and Lines. — I started with a large 

 Nottingham reel, but soon gave it up. It had 

 the advantage, of course, of not rusting, but 

 the workmanship could not stand the rush of a 

 heavy fish. I lost big fish by the line slipping 

 over the drum and jamming, though I had 

 fixed up the usual guard improvised out of 

 the brass wire handle of a tin can purchased 

 locally. I then came to my largest bronze 



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