SOME FISH AND SOME FISHING 



the English wooden rods of sixteen feet or 

 more in length, for they maintain that they 

 are superior to the modem light split bam- 

 boo grilse rod. Their theory is that the lat- 

 ter is too quick in action and loses many 

 striking fish, which it should not do if the 

 rod is handled with the light hand that it is 

 not possible to employ with a heavy rod. I 

 find the green-heart rod is superior in a 

 strong wind, for it has more power. 



The wooden rod, though more brutal when 

 you first give the fish the butt, is not nearly 

 so killing, for every fibre in the bamboo is 

 alive and at work all the time. 



The modern split bamboo grilse rods now 

 in use are fourteen feet, more or less, in 

 length and are easy to handle for they are 

 well balanced and weigh from 16 to 24 

 ounces. 



My advice to a beginner using these rods 



is to banish the idea that the salmon rod is a 



two-handed rod, and always to bear in mind 



the fact that the right arm and the rod are 



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