— A common and great defect in rods : Irish rods, opinion
on. — How a rod should taper. — ^The joints that do most



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work. — Care to be taken in tying up yoar Joints after
fishing. — Length of a rod.*-Bainbridge*8 method of pre-
serving a rod after use. — ^The oldest method of making a
rod. — A lady's recipe, and observation thereon. — The di-
rections of Sir John Hawkins and of Mr. Taylor.— Supe-
riority of the rod *^ of two parts, without ferrules/' in cer-
tain cases, and objections to it. — Mr. Hansard and Colonel
Hawker's advice.— Weight of rods. — Further directions by
Mr. Alfred Ronalds, Mr. Professor Rennie, and Mr.
Bainbridge. — Concluding remarks.
CHAPTER IV.
On the best sorts of Lines, Reels, Hooks, S^c,

Page 52—73.
Length of a reel-line for the Dove, and the other
streams of the midland counties. — Objections to a reel-
line when entirely made of silk or hair. — The best compo-
nent parts for a line. — Minute instructions relative to
lines of different lengths.— The best colour, &c. — ^Tbe reel-
lines we always use ourselves. — Casting-line : of what sort
of gut it ought to be made; how to knot the links to-
gether ; its length to be modified according to the number
of files you fish with ; instructions upon that head.— A
link of twisted horse-hair recommended to come between
the reel and casting-lines. — Advice as to what sort of horse-
hair ought to be used. — Our way of dying or staining gut.
