The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-22
FISHING RODS.
rh. varied Assortment That the Devoted
Angler May Accumulate.

r,,. varied Assortment That the Devoted
Angler May Accumulate.
A man devoted to angling might
have from 90 to so fishing rods.
There arc many men that own as
MANY as 40, for fresh water fishing
,nly which is here alone consider
od At the outset of his fishing
career q man accumulates rods
with experience. Here is what
might happen in the case of be-
sinner, to whom the cost of rods
was not matter of Importance:
He would start, say, with black
bass, and buy a split bamboo rod
weighing seven ounces and 10 feet
in length. Out fishing ,le would
meet man using SIX ounce rod,
which seemed to answer the pur-
nose just as well, and very soon he
buvs u six ounce rod himself. After
awhile he buys BAGS minnow cast
ing rod. with light tackle, . rod
weighing four OF five ounces ard
measuring 7? feet in length. @
looks forward TO tho day when he
c;a, attach a 1.-Two aninnow to his
hook and cast it 100 or 1876 feet and
not kill the minnow in tho cast.
Before lie has reached this degree
Of proficiency, however, ho is likely
to begin on trout fly rods. And Of
these, before very long, he will ac-
emulate eight or ten, ranging in
weight from three to eight ounces.
iIo will have rods for different
kinds of fishing, for fishing from
the bank and for fishing while wad-
ing, and rods adapted to the charac-
ter of the waters fished, as to width
of stream and strength of current,
and so on, and rods adapted to spe-
cial regions and the fishes found in
them. Then the angler begina buy
ing salmon rods. He is likely to buy
first rod II feet in length and
weighing 80 to 80 ounces. He finds
that too heavy and buys rod 15%
feet long and weighing "a ounces.
Later still he buys salmon rod 14k
feet in length and Weighing 10
oIIncea.
All the rods tho angler has bought
20 far are OF split bamboo. Now ho
goes m for q collection. He had be-
gun to- be especially interested in
rods when hewas buying, trout roda,
aud now he 10 more interested than
ever. Ee goes in for novelties. He
buys, for insteHes. a green heart
salmon rod. Before the introduction
of the split bamboo rod, witch is
now for fresh water fishing displac-
ing all the rods Of wood; including
bethabarra and 1ancewood, the
green heart was the ideal salmon
rod, and it is still used. Green hesrt
rods were originally turned out, az
they are still. by local makers in
Scotland and Ireland. The most
celebrated Of green heart rods, ono
of Scotch and the other OF Irish
mako, are known to all salmon fiah-
ermen. The angler buys, it may ba,
two green heart rode OF different
lengths, one Of 1gsk feet and one Of
II feet. He may prefer to Gse his
.aore modern split bamboo rods, but
he loves the green heart.
Then tha ANGLER nrnyiaes l.:a.sS!.ee
with grilse rods Of two lengths, IL.
and 1879 feet, weighing is and fe16
ounces. BY this time he has perhaps
Is ar 90 .roas. may be mere, and
gradually he adde TO his collection.
Most anglers buy nes, T6:sa every
two OF three seasons some buy two
or three rods in season. The con-
stant tendency of anglers as they
become more expert is toward light
rods. - :;
There are men who are lcyee--ss J0s 0s
nne fishing rods and buy them.
though they .nayy never ;aiso the11.
They may bg noted anglers who.
are prevented by circumstances
FROM fishing, but, on seeing fine
rods buy them just because they
lie them Th1y may bs men who.
| never fish. There is, for instance, a
man in this city whonever iishes,
though he belongs toa fishing club.
and has 80 fishing rods Of the finest;
description, a perfect outfit. sHs.
never ahoots. but he has q hne col
lection of guns. He buys these
Il things because they are beautiful,
and perfect and becas,se they areo OF
ISinterest to friends Who come to gee
Iahim. Ss IS
Z OF rods need in fresh water am
sssink, bass Ar. trnz.s rode :s Is sE;;it
bamboo cost 81 TO s75 sach. The rod
;.ior s76 would owe ita oost not to Ak.
lensive mountingB, but to the ma
tefial and workmanship, which
would beof the best There are rodas
with coatly mountings that are sold
at far higher prices. but these are
made usually for presentation.
Salmon rods of split bamboo sell at
$50 to a5bland grilse rods for S6 Iess
8 than ealmOn rods. - avy York Ettn y