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body what rod, line and liook should be used, but 

 (iiere is a little glory in the cussing. 



For use in bass fishing, in midland ISTorth 

 Carolina, I advise the i^iirchase of one light 

 split bamboo rod, 10 feet long, and costing any- 

 where from 10 to 30 dollars which is used for 

 fly or bait ; then a Bristol steel rod, say 8 feet 

 long for similar use. If time is no object and 

 opportujiity is handy, also have one old style 

 15 foot home-gTown cane to jerk the fish over 

 your head with. 



Reels arc useless in uneducated rivers, lakes 

 and ponds, even if not handled by a person who 

 (Uight to be on the other end of the fishing ma- 

 chinery. 



The line, well, that is more a matter of feel 

 than taste — the man will have the taste but the 

 fish will do the feeling. The fish will make use 

 of all the line senses while the man can scarcely 

 concentrate his wit upon any one sense, during 

 the battle. The best line is the best. Some 

 other truths are equally queer. With a reel 

 slick, smooth and strong and without a reel, 

 strong, smooth and slick, is the best line; and 



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