Weights of Rods and Lines 



three-quarters of an ounce is always 

 made for a metal reel seat in fly -casting 

 tournaments), are in my opinion ideal 

 rods for the purpose. Not, however, 

 that tournament rods are at all nec- 

 essary. The author has several rods 

 that were not built for tournament 

 casting, but which are ideal for dry-fly 

 fishing one in particular, nine and one- 

 half feet long, weighing five and one- 

 half ounces, full of backbone, snap, and 

 ginger, and easily capable of handling 

 an English water-proofed D tapered 

 line, a line much heavier than lines 

 usually used in fishing. There are 

 several reasons why a strong, power- 

 ful rod should be chosen for dry-fly 

 work. A heavier line is used than is 

 customary in ordinary fly-fishing, for 

 reasons that will be explained; the rod 

 is called upon to do much more work, 

 for in using the dry-fly, after each cast 

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