RECREATION. 



xliii 



A Severe Test 



|00 LB.SHARK 



an ■&% oz - — 



HILE our Bass and Bait 



Casting Rods are not built 



for sea fishing, the above is 



^l ® a fair example of what they will do 



^^^^^^^^^^r p when called upon, and leads us to 



^•BlgP^^ h believe that the Bristol Rod will 



^jg I not take a back seat for anything 



V 3 that swims. 



W I This ''man-eater" was caught off 



the coast of Florida not long since, 

 on a No. i 7 Bristol Steel Fishing 

 Rod. He was landed in less than 30 minutes, notwithstand- 

 ing the fact that his first rush took off about 200 feet of line. 

 Tie your line to a Bristol — the Rod that is always equal 

 to the emergency, the Rod that is more than equal to any 

 wood or bamboo rod costing double the price. 



There's Nothing to Warp or Swell 

 Nothing to Split or Shrink 



Send for Catalog "R" describing 25 styles, prices from 

 $3.50 to $17.00. Our Rods are sold by all dealers. 



The Horton Mfg. Co. 



Bristol, Conn., U. S. A. 



