380 MANUAL FOR YOUNG SPORTSMEN. 
it, and with which the various mancuvres 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 fiy-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 
