New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-31
AN ANGLEKS OUTFIT.
WHAT is NEEDED TO CATCH TROUT
ROD. REEL, LINE, FLIES, AND OTHER ESSENTIALS
WHAT THEY COST.

ROD REEL, LINE, FLIES, AND OTHER ESSENTIALS
WHAT THEY COST
"The trout angler is in his glory Just at this time
said Thomas j. COurOy the Fultonst authority on mat
tiers piscatOrial, to n TRIBUNE reporter yesterday
" This fine weather is bringing old customers out
| in schools. tor they know that the wild mountain
streams within days ride of the CITY in Orange and
Sullivan counties are alive with hungry fab and the
water gets day by day comfortable for wadng.
Some must replenisb lean books Of flies, others re-
place strained broken tips and few leave the store
without looking at the latest thing in reels Over fifty
years experience in this business has given wide
acquaintance among sportsmen. and when | see a
strange face in here apt To set the down for
foreigner before he opens his mouth"
Il thought fishing outfit could be bought cheaper
and better in London than in New-York ?" said the
porter.
1.-THE hooks only" answered Mr. Conrov. "Whcn
il to the rod and the line we can beat the Eng
lishnan out of his boots. We sent more of our split
bamboo rods and braided silk lines last year to Eng
land than before. The fact that although labor
is cheaper there il isn't half well organized and the
manufacturers welded to the old styles and
methods, while continually making improve
ments in machinery etc. that reduce the cost "hlle
they increase the efficiency of onr goods For example
we sell a better working rod for SO to-day than the
sold for S12J before the War The best hooks,
however are made in small town called Rodditch,
Worcestershire"
How many articles are included in the outfit Of
trout fisherman, and what do they cost p
That is hardly fair question. To begin with The
trout fly rod. The expert Will ask for slXSp heXa-
gonal split bamboo rod, with two tips, from ten 10
twelve feet long and weighing from hye and han to
yen an. no. ma" ounces oo to tr;5t tbr strain
With ordinary such a rod will last lifetime The
tips made in xix pieces the hard outer enamel OF
the bamboo being saved in this hexagonal form and
the Joining carefully done to defy detection even
under microscope This rod Is 50 light and supple
that the experienced user will cast fly distance OF
scvcntyiye feet with slight turn of his w1,t Snch
a rod costs $50. The average angler D. satisfied win
an ash ance-wOod rod, which can be had from SO
down to So When You come 10 reels the cholce % JnS'
aS wide The newest style. Of reels the triple mil
tiplyng reels with adjustable index click and flush bal
ance handle The last feature Is great Improvement
tangIcluell Tor me nn' during Nin'IhS nc I'm
these reels is lcsscned Onc-half by making them OF
aluminium and aluminium and rubber lh'y c9:i 10.
good reel, however can he got Tor - Oh 1il'i'H'
material with the same features. For your hnn uae
waterproof braided silk Twenty-Five yards VIII be
enough, costing -. dozen unetool leaders OF gut Al
L. cents a ward and then We &c. down to iic,. The
angler i, known by his flies II Is the making and
choice of these that give few men in tins country
proud prc-cmncucc Here v0u see two hundred
varieties made TO simulate the color and form OF every
insect that hoycrs floats upon lake or stream
From this almost infne-imal gna OF nudge concealng
tiny hook 20 a scarlet ibis brilliant ~ butterfly,
all have their time and place. The angler for
will need az this of the wear assortment
Of haclcs of all coos. and among others flies that 60
White Miller Bcavcrkll, Brown Ant, Golden spinner,
Ibis and Yellow Sally No ono but a novice need he
told that his gay flies are for dark DAYS and his sober
ones for bright days These nudge flies are coming
rapidly into favor They calculated TO deceive the
very elect. Fine flies cost dollar dozen. The i'm
proved fly book has for twelve dozen trout flies
and is made Of waterproof artificial parchment with
clip which holds the flies at full length. Prices vary
according to the binding from - to -. Instead OF
the od-faShioncd willow crcels the angler may now he
provided with folding canvas basket both capacous
and convenient This and your landing net will cost
about -. Wadng shoes made now of heavy can
vas with soft hobnails. If You add waterproof stock
ngs, this part of the outfit will cos; about SO. In
these calculations | have taken for granted that the
angler is an antba fisher, besides being truthful and
strictly temperate If so he will not need either bait
box pair of scales or patent pocket flask