CHAPTER VIII 



TWO-PIECE BAIT-CASTING RODS 



FOR a rod consisting of two pieces of 

 equal length, it is well to begin with a 

 butt three feet long and ^-inch square, 

 and two tips, each three feet by %-mch. If 

 the taper is to be the same as in the rod of 

 the first class, the only extras will be a 17-64- 

 inch ferrule with two closed-end centers, one 

 for each tip. The tips will taper from 17-64 

 to 7-64 inch. 



Naturally the beginner would make the butt 

 first, whereas I advise him to make the tips 

 first, for this reason: The offset and tube tops 

 are not all of the same length, and if it is de- 

 sired to make all pieces exactly the same 

 length, the tips should be finished first. This 

 applies especially to three-piece rods, in mak- 

 ing which it is difficult for the beginner to 

 figure correctly on the separate parts; for the 

 length of the tip is added to when the top is 

 put on, and each of the ferrules adds some- 

 thing, so that it is hard to get all pieces of the 

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