West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-04-24
THE MODEL FIShING-Roo.
Z study OF Absorbing Iatercst TO Dls
clplrS OF Issak walton.

study OF Absorbing IAtcrest TO Dls-
CipleS OF Isa,k walton.
The roj should lie OF tho best. what
.TeJ material IL may he made from
Laaccwoo |, grccuhcat, bcthabara and
many other wood, are capable OF being
converted into an excellent tly-rod, pro-
vidoi the material j. good OF it, kind.
and 1t has been fashioned 10y the hands
Of Il Sk He'd workman Rent and glued -
on, rs it is now more generally termed,
| split bamboo nqucstionablv stands
first as material in the general cstima-
ton OF experts in this country In the
! fy-caSting tournaments held year after
! year at Central Park il New York il has
| gradually >upplantcd all other Kinds of
rod. AMI certainly i'm il strength, LIGHT
ness, and that stccly Sprmg which is the
acme OF perfection i'm a tlN-rod are found
To a degree uncqualed in any other
known material.
These rods are made by gluing six
strips of Calcutta bamboo together i'm
such "A way that a cross section of the
completed roi forms a heNagou The
| rind of the bamboo Is placed ON the
outside, and Is untouched i'm the manu-
iacturc, and since therein lie all the vir-
tues that the material possesses
The variety of bamboo used for this
| purpose may be distinguished by the
charrcd marks on its yellow cuticlc,
without which none seems to he inn
| ported into this country. No one i'm the
| least famil ar with this bamboo can
| have failed to remark these burns. al
1 ways present, Vet never alike. To the
4 .,,1ts
| feet nuisance, forcing them to reject al
| together many cane otherwise excel
! lent. SO every one. surprised that so
much labor should be- expended merely.
so far n i apparent To iuiure the cane,
naturally ask why this is done
Reasons are a, plenty as black berries.
and SO, OF course, there is no lack in
this case. Here are Il few samples. as-
signed 10y those who said they knew all
about il:
]. II is religious ceremony
, They are roasted over largo
! gridirOn to Kill the larvm OF boring in
/ Scct>
3. 1t is merely for purpose Of orna-
mcnt.
4. The bamboos grow in iungie4
matted together with all manner Of
| climbing and tenacious vines; before
! they can be- cNt,icatcd the Jungle must
| be fired 10 destroy these crccpcr-.
| D. That the cane, are roasted over q
| gridirOn To burn oil the leaves and
crcepcrs attached tn them, n the most
| simple and expeditions way TO get rid
OF them.
&. That il is done with hot iron,
| each cane being treated separately,
merely To straightrn them,
! | have heard others, but these are
quite sufficient for liberal exercise Of
! personal prcdilection. my own being
toward u combination of the reasons
numbered ( and g.
Different specimens OF every Nm micty
OF rod material vary greatly in excel
lcncc, one sample being good and an
other utterly worthless. There n the
integrity of the rod maker, and regard
for his reputation. are the only safe
| guard to tn" purchaser. Therefore il
| is cheaper IN the end to buy from the
maker himself or his recognized agent
| II they have a reputation they Will do
their best To maintain H. Anonymous
rods are ike anonymous letters they
| may bc HnrNccpt!Onablc, but usually
| they are not. Above all thing rcmcm-
| b'r there are NO bargains in fishing
| tackle. VI an aftlrlc lS cheap ~ pTiCg,
it is almost invariably cheap in quality
| ~ well
/ Comfort i'm use, efficiency in casting
| the flY and power 10 cont 'Ol and land
| the fish after il is fastened. all will ad-
mi are the d'sidcrata i'm u ny-rod:
| strength 10 withstand the incidental
strain, and elasticity to recover on the
| removal OF the DETECTION caused there
! 10y being in all cases presumed.
IL needs no expert physicist ~ assure
! us that with two rods ol g Iual weight.
and respectively ten and Twelve feet
! long, the former will occasion far less
! fatigue than the latter since while the
! shorter arm of the lever is equal in
! both cases. the longer arm which is 10
| do the work. is greater than lhc latter.
/ Nay, further. even though the shorter
| rod exceed in actual weight still IL may
| retain its superiority in thi. respect.
Killing power, and the ability 10 con
! troll the movements Of tho fish, depend
/ not ON the length bat ON ;hc power OF
| stiffness. Of the rod and this other
| things being equal must be- g,calcr in
| q ten than in o twelve foot rod. since
| the leverage against thc cOntrO ling
power is less H. T. ncVs. IN HorDcys
! M000.Uc.