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In regard to handles, those I described are very good, 

 but they are all inferior to the solid cork grip. These are 

 made by reducing the size of the handle to, say 3/4 inch, and 

 gluing on it rings of solid cork. You can make a cork 

 handle a little thicker than a wood handle, say 1 1/8 inch, as 

 cork is lighter than wood. These cork rings, 1/4 inch thick, 

 may be purchased at about fifteen cents per dozen. Each 

 one must be fastened to the other with cement and must be 

 dried under pressure. After the glue is dry the cork may be 

 pared down to shape with a very sharp knife, and smoothed 

 with sandpaper. 



If you want to make a split bamboo rod, as I said before, 

 you can get the sections all glued up, in any size you want, 

 and ready for mounting. These sticks will cost about 

 seventy-five cents each. The butt length must be fitted into 

 a wood handle as described. 



A fly rod would be made in the same way as a bait rod, 

 but of course the handle is somewhat different and the reel 

 seat is below the handle. Different mountings will be 

 needed, that is, for the handle, but a description of these 

 with prices, will be found in the catalogs. Here are the 

 dimensions of a fly rod that will suit the majority. Length 

 over all 9 feet; length of each joint, including ferrule, 39 

 inches; reel seat 11/16 inch by 3f inch; handle, cork, 1 inch 

 by 5 inches; taper from cork to rod, ^ inch long; diameter of 

 first joint at taper, 13/32 1 inch, at small end, 9/32* inch; 

 diameter of second joint at large end, 9/32 inch; at small 

 end, 11/64 inch; diameter of tip at large end, 11/64 inch; 

 at small end, 5/64 inch. It should have nine bronzed steel 

 snake guides of three or four sizes and a small agate or 

 adamant first guide near the ferrule on the butt piece, also 

 an agate or adamant tip. This rod will weigh about six 

 ounces. 



To get the other dimensions of the stick make two per- 

 fectly straight lines, say one-fourth of the length of each 



