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to a round form, having the center of enamel, and the 

 circumference of alternate strips of inside and a small 

 portion of the siliceous or outside layer. 



Then these rods have been made of eight and nine 

 strips; but there is no real merit in any of these last- 

 mentioned plans, and the six-section, outside enamel, 

 hexagonal or round, is the only common-sense, practical 

 plan. 



The following table of relative weights and measure- 

 ments of section-bamboo fly-rods, which, however, can 

 only be approximate, is furnished by Messrs. Abbey & 

 Imbrie, No. 48 Maiden Lane, New York City : 



LENGTH OF KOD. WEIGHT OF REEL PLATE. TOTAL WEIGHT. 



11 feet If ounces. 9 ounces. 



11^ feet 2 " 10 " 



12 feet 2J- " 12 " 



14 feet 2| " 18 " 



16 feet 2| " 28 " 



16|- feet 2f " 81 " 



17 feet 3 " 36 " 



173 feet 3J " 40 " 



18 feet 3J- " 44 " 



19 feet 3f " 50 " 



20 feet... 4 " 54 " 



BLACK BASS BAIT EODS. 



The Black Bass and his mode of capture has hitherto 

 been altogether too much neglected, if not entirely 

 ignored, by most of . our writers upon the gentle art, 

 either from a lack of interest, or a want of proper in- 

 formation, upon the subject. Some works, that have 

 been held in the highest esteem, contain the least infor- 



