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it, and with which the various manoeuvres prior to his 

 capture are effected. It is made of several pieces united 

 by joints, and these are of varying size, length, and mate- 

 rials, according to the kind of fishing to which it is to be 

 applied. It is also sold to suit all purposes in one, by 

 changing the top joints, and it is then called a general 

 rod ; but though this may suit the pedestrian tourist who 

 wishes to avoid carrying more than one rod, yet it inter- 

 feres a good deal with the efficiency of both, and especially 

 does it fail as a fly-rod. It is, however, well enough suit- 

 ed to the beginner. The extra pieces are contained in 

 the butt, which is hollowed out to receive them. The 

 specific varieties of rods will come under consideration in 

 each section devoted to the particular sport for which 

 they are intended, but I may enumerate them here as the 

 general rod, the trolling rod, the trout fly-fishing rod, and 

 the salmon fly-fishing rod. The materials of which these 

 are composed are ash, hickory, lancewood, and cane, which 

 are united together by brass ferules. Whalebone is also 

 sometimes used in the top joints of fly-rods, but these are 

 made so much better by the tackle-maker than by the am- 

 ateur, that it is useless to go into the description of their 

 manufacture. 



NATURAL AND GROUND BAITS. 



The earth-worm is the most primitive and simple of 

 all baits, and is that which is generally first used by the 

 juvenile angler, because it is easily obtained, and applied 

 without difficulty. There are several varieties of these 



