ilSJ THE DRIFFIELD ANGLER, 



cary, or some such very tough wood, and two 

 feet four inches in length; the largest joint 

 not exceeding half an inch in thickness, and 

 the rest in proportion ; the tops must be 

 lance-wood, red-wood, or bamboo, shaved 

 and neatly dressed ; and for the stock let it 

 be of a young straight grown ash or willow, of 

 an equal length with the other joints, and 

 with a strong ferrule at the smaller end, 

 made to receive the large joint, which must 

 be well shouldered and fitted to it with the 

 utmost exactness ; this rod will go into a 

 bag, and be very convenient to take in a 

 carriage, or will lie very w T -ell concealed 

 in a pocket in the lining of your coat, on 

 the left side, made straight on purpose to 

 receive it. 



OF THE STOCKS AND TOPS. 



The best time of getting and seasoning 

 stocks is in the winter season, when the trees 

 have shed their leaves and the sap is in the 

 roots, for after January it ascends again 



