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CHAPTER VII. 



MODERN IMPROVEMENTS. 



CANE RODS. 



The " Spey Improved Rod," to which special reference is made 

 in this volume, is sure to excite the curiosity of the man}-, if only for 

 the reason that the Highland method of casting is " the idol of all. ' 



Those who have waded through the particulars in Chapter I. 

 are already aware that this rod, made in cane and greenheart, and 

 constructed on special lines, facilitates the Spey cast generally, 

 besides rendering possible the proper performance of certain varia- 

 tions which have brought the cast to perfection. 



" The severest critics of the 'Spey' (say Messrs. Hardy) do not 

 reside near the river ; the residents, staunch hitherto, are content 

 with their own original tackle." These manufacturers also inform 

 me that their firm " has succeeded in getting Uie desired action in 



