THE BOD 



TAPERING piece of wood as delicate 

 in appearance and bending as easily as 

 some tall, slight reed gently swayed by 

 the winds. No wonder we love to ca- 

 ress and fondle it, for has it not proved a stanch 

 and true friend on many trying occasions f 



In selecting a rod, please bear in mind that I am 

 suggesting one for Canadian rivers only. For 

 fishing the waters of Ireland and Scotland a 

 longer and stiffer rod is required, as I believe most 

 <t tho casting is from the shore; bat not having 

 had any personal experience on these rivers, I am 

 not prepared to offer any advice. For my own 

 fishing I prefer fifteen feet of the best greenheart, 

 spliced at the centre only. The tip should be a 

 little stiffer and the butt a trifle smaller than one 

 usually sees in a salmon-rod. If the rod is prop- 

 erly made it will bend like a piece of steel from 

 butt to tip while playing the salmon. Notice how 

 beautifully it bends backward and forward when 

 you make the cast no doubling of the tip, only a 

 slight curve as the line is thrown back ; then, by a 

 quick and gentle turn of the wrists, it springs for- 



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