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two pieces, one long tip and a short butt. Such a rod, 

 with a butt of hard rubber, tip of noibwood, silver 

 mounted, with double silver and agate line guides, 

 etc., will cost about twenty-two dollars. It is enclosed 

 in a soft cloth case, and with other rods, perhaps 

 packed in a leather trunk case, a luxury and con- 

 venience. It is also a good plan, if going to Florida, 

 Aransas Pass, or Catalina, to box rods and check 

 them. It is one of the pleasures of angling to possess 

 a box or kit as described, more or less complete; yet 

 it is not always necessary. If the angler is going to 

 Santa Catalina he will find each boatman equipped 

 with the best of rods, reels, and lines; if the angler 

 breaks a fine rod or expensive line, he is expected to 

 pay for it. At Aransas Pass, at the Tarpon Inn, the 

 headquarters of the Aransas Pass Tarpon Club, of 

 which Mr. L. P. Streeter is president, rods, reels in 

 fact, the entire equipment can be purchased or 

 rented. In Florida, if the angler is going to the tar- 

 pon grounds down the coast, or to Tampico in winter, 

 he should invariably take his own tackle and not 

 depend on finding it, though I am informed that 

 good tackle can now be had here. If the angler 

 desires to enter the lists with the Aransas Pass Tarpon 

 Club, the Light Tackle, or Tuna Club of Santa Cata- 

 lina, organizations which set the standards of sport 

 in America, he should use the tackle advocated by 

 these clubs, which is a six-ounce tip and a No. 9 line 

 for all but the very largest of fishes. 



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