CHAPTER XVI 



WINDING RODS 



THIS subject has been kept for a separate 

 chapter in order that the various steps 

 in rodmaking can be clearly understood, 

 and to avoid repetition. Winding is a part of 

 the work that can be done at odd moments, on 

 a rainy day or in the evening, though I would 

 not advise night work with colored silks, so 

 trying are they on the eyes. 



Let us assume, then, that you have finished 

 a rod its type does not matter, as the wind- 

 ing is similar for all rods and that it has 

 been rubbed lightly with varnish and hung up 

 until absolutely dry. 



The first things to consider are the guides. 

 If the bait-rod is for accuracy casting or for 

 fishing, the hand guide the first one above 

 the reel will be placed nearer the reel, and 

 more guides will be used than on a rod intend- 

 ed for distance casting only, on which two or 

 three guides only will be used. For fly-rods the 



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