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fifty to seventy-five feet have been made with rods of 

 this type and fish up to two pounds have been landed 

 with them but they are for the expert angler and for 

 the most favorable conditions, such as casting from a 

 boat in water where there are no snags or obstructions 

 of any kind so that the fish can be played with con- 

 siderable freedom. The difficulties of making a rod 

 of this light weight that will stand up under any kind 

 of fishing bring their cost up. 



THE BROOK ROD 



A little heavier than the foregoing we have the type 

 of rod that might be called the brook rod, which ranges 

 from 7% to 8% feet in length and weighs under four 

 ounces. These fine little tools are perfection for fish- 

 ing small streams where " lunker " trout are not often 

 found. 



AVERAGE TROUT RODS 



The rod used by the general run of trout fishers will 

 be 9 or 9% f eet l n g an d weigh anywhere from 4 to 

 5% ounces. Such a rod meets the average (if there be 

 such a thing) fishing conditions that prevail in Ameri- 

 can waters. There is a wide range of weight here and 

 an equally broad choice of action and relative stiffness. 



HEAVY TROUT RODS 



The heavy trout rod class overlaps the bass rods and 

 the same weights and lengths are often used. That 

 is, 9 to 10 feet in length and from 5 to 8 ounces in 



