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cane fly rods, which I turn out to the greatest 

 perfection, are very valuable, as they are both 

 light and powerful, and throw the line with 

 great facility. The cane for these rods must be 

 of the very best description, or they will not 

 last any time. They will last for years if 

 properly made, and of course the fisher must 

 take care of them ; they are best when made 

 into pocket rods, in eight joints, with all the 

 knots cut out, and the good pieces between each 

 knot rent and glued up ; these may be had 

 in my shop of as good a balance as a three- 

 joint rod, most superbly made of the lightest 

 brazings. They make capital perch and roach 

 rods with a bait top added to the extra fly top, 

 with bored butt to hold all. These rods can 

 be made to suit a lady's hand for either boat 

 or fly fishing. 



The salmon rod should be made in four 

 pieces or joints. The butt of the best long 

 grained solid ash, the wood of which is not so 

 heavy as hickoiy, and is not liable to break at 

 the ferrule, that is, if the ferrule is put on 

 *' flush," without letting it into the wood by 

 scoring it; the piece above the butt, and the 

 joint next the top, should be of the very best 



