Fig. s 



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tion (Fig. 5) shows how the locking ring B travels on 

 the externally screwed ferrule A securing the reel." 

 It is most important that the diameter of the rod- 

 handle should exactly suit the 

 Handle of the rod. man using the rod, and having 



once decided on this dimension, 

 it is well to calliper it accurately and have all rod- 

 handles made to this diameter. Messrs. Farlow made 



a rod for me lately in which 



they introduced what is to 



me a novelty in the form of 



the handle. They describe 



it thus : " There is no cork 



m J!^-^ "iifflS^tev ^■'" other covering to the 



I lli(y® "^'n'^^^ ^^"^' ^^^ '^^ sections are 



I i-lll^ • *^^»-'^lll continued right down and are 



[ Im* •' '^ml double-built in the handle, 



"- the extra width being made 



up of strips of ebony let in 

 on the corners, thus pre- 

 serving the hexagonal shape 

 while giving perfectly smooth 

 edges! The result is a hex- 

 agonal grip, shown in Fig. 6, 

 which is cooler than the per- 

 fectly round handle (which 

 does sometimes cling to one's hand), and at the same 

 time gives a feeling of firmness and control over the 

 rod which is all gain." 



This handle is certainly a most comfortable one, and 



