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fitted and hand-made throughout; length ten feet; weight 

 six and one-half ounces. It should have a solid cork grasp 

 and reel bands only; standing snake guides of bronzed steel 

 or other hard, rust proof metal, the first guide a small 

 agate and a small agate, angle tip, like No. 13 in the illustra- 

 tion of tips. The ferrules should be oxidized, as well as all 

 metal parts ; they should be waterproof, with serrated base, 

 and welted edge; cemented but not pinned. I prefer green 

 or orange and black wrappings, but that is immaterial. The 

 highest grade elastic varnish should be used. 



Such a rod will answer for trout or bass fishing in any 

 and all waters and will be all right to use with worms or a 

 small spinner. It will do for any kind of surface feeding 

 fish, if not too large. 



Agate Tip for Salt water Rod. 



American made salmon fly rods run in length from four- 

 teen to sixteen feet, and in weights from eighteen to thirty- 

 two ounces. They are used with both hands and have double 

 grasp, one above and one below the reel seat. They are 

 usually made of split bamboo but solid wood is also used. 

 In detail they are the same as trout and bass fly rods. 



The strongest rods are those used for fishing in salt- 

 water, for such fish as tarpon, tuna, yellowtail, etc. All kinds 

 of rod woods and split bamboo are used. Such rods are 

 always short and stout, ranging in length from five to seven 

 and one-half feet and weighing from ten to twenty-four 

 ounces, depending on the kind of fish they are to be used 

 for. They may be of two sections with removable butt ; two 



