Fishing Eods. 155 



The following measurements are of a Leonard split-bam- 

 boo Henshall rod that I have xised for many years : 



Total length of rod, 8 feet, 1 inch. 



Length of grip, 6 inches. 



Greatest bulge of grip, 1' inch. 



Length of reel-seat, 4 inches. 



Diameter of reel-seat, % of an inch. 



Diameter of butt piece at handle, 13/32 of an inch. 



Diameter of butt piece at small end, 11/32 of an inch. 



Diameter of second piece at small end, 7/32 of an inch. 



Diameter of extreme tip, 3/32 of an inch. 



Weight of rod, 6Vz ounces. 



This rod from being especially well made, and of selected 

 material, is as powerful as an eight-ounce ash and lance- 

 wood rod. By comparing its measurements with the stand- 

 ard rod of eight ounces, before given, a rod of intermediate 

 weight may be constructed by slightly increasing the diame- 

 ters of the Leonard rod, said diameters being of the male 

 ferrules. 



Fig. 4. 



The bethahara Henshall rod, of the standard length and 

 proportion, is somewhat heavier than one of ash and lance- 

 wood, but preferred by many on that account. In other 

 qualities it is an excellent rod, more resilient than green- 

 heart or lancewood, and is spoken of in the highest terms 

 by those who have used it. I can heartily recommend it, 



