436 MANUAL FOR YOUNG SPORTSMEN. 
admitted to be the best ever published, and I have there- 
fore no hesitation in quoting them here from my larger 
work. 
I propose, in this connection, to treat of this fine and 
exciting sport, describing 
1st, The rod; 
2d, The reel; 
3d, The line; 
4th, The leader, and train of hooks; 
5th, The bait and flies ; 
6th, The bait-kettle ; 
7th, The boat and oarsman, or guide ; 
8th, The manner of striking the fish, when the bait is 
taken ; 
And lastly, 9th, How to play, and gaff the fish. 
1st. Tue Rop.—A mutual friend, who writes occasion- 
ally for the “ Spirit,” and who is a most skilful troller, 
wrote an article which appeared in the ‘ Spirit” in the 
fall of 1848, signed “ M., Maspeth, Long Island,” in which 
he gave a capital description on most of the above heads. 
The trolling-rod spoken of above, on page 380, will 
answer all purposes. But the gentleman mentioned had 
two of the most perfect trolling-rods I have seen; they 
were made by Ben. Welch, of Cherry street, and are all 
bamboo cane. I had one made by George Karr, of Grand 
street, which I like very much; and I will describe it the 
best way I can, although it is no easy matter to describe 
on paper a rod of any kind :—Length from eleven to thir- , 
teen feet; butt of ash, thoroughly seasoned, about one and 
a_guarter inches in. diameter, or about as thick as an 
