20 THE DRY-FLY MAN'S HANDBOOK 



referred to before, viz. the new form of ferrules, the 

 small agate rings, and the screw winch fitting. I used 

 it for three consecutive days, killed a considerable 

 number of trout on it, and expressed to Mr. Hardy 

 the opinion that, without exception, it is to my mind 

 the best dry-fly rod I ever handled. 



To compare it with the 1905 rod which was made 

 on the model of one of the best rods built for me by 

 Eaton and Deller in 1882, I append in tabulated form 

 the particulars of weight, centre of gravity, vibrations 

 and deflections free, and with weights i oz. and 2 oz. 

 respectively hung from the top ring. 



In reference to the difference in weight I am assured 

 by Mr. Hardy that the bamboo in the two rods is 

 practically the same, but the new rod has less weight 

 in its metal fittings and a somewhat smaller and lighter 

 spear. The handles of the two rods are differently 

 constructed. The 1905 pattern has a sheath of wood 

 ^-g of an inch in thickness surrounding the rod proper 

 to which the cork is attached in a sheet. In the 191 2 

 rod the sheath of wood is only -^-^ of an inch thick, 



