The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-07
FIsHrxo mons.
b Varied Assortment That the A-sier May
Accuuruinte.


Accuusuinte.
A man devoted to angling might have from
twenty 10 fifty fishing rods. Thore are many
men that own as many as forty, for fresh-water
fishing only, which II here alone considered.
At tho outset Of his fishing career, q man ac-
oumulates rods with experience. hcrois what
might happen In the case or q beginner, TO
whom the cost Of rods was not q matter OF I'M
portance:
He would start, say, with black bass, and buy
q spit bamboo rod weighing seven ounces, and
ten feet In length. Out fishing he would meet
q man using II slx-ounco rod, which seemed TO
answer tho purpose just ms well. ana worry soon
he buys q six.ounce rod himself. After q while
DO buys q bass minnow-casting rod, with liGht
tackle, a rod weighing four or Ave ounces, and
measuring seven feet In length. He looks for
ward to the day when no can attach Il live
minnow to his hook and cast 1t 100 or l2S fect
and not kill the minnow In the cast. Before he
has reached this degree Of proficiency, however.
he 10 likely TO begin on trout fly rods. And Of
those, before very long, he will accumulate
eight or ten. ranging in weight from three to
eight ounces.
He will have rods for different kinds OF nsh-
ing-for fishing from the bank and for fishing
while wading; and rods adapted TO the char
acter OF the waters flshed, as TO width of
stream and strength Of current. ana 80 on;
and rods adapted TO special regions and tho
SSsfn t0 salmon IN S 1ass, H ts IS likely IsH H 10 bsy SsG rst s
rod seventeen feet In length and Weighing
thirty to thirty.two ounces. He finds that too
heavy and buys O rod fifteen and one half feet
long, and Weighing twenty four ounces. Later
feet he buys u 8 lmon rod fourteen and one-half
All tho rods tho angler has bought SO far arc
OF split bamboo. Now he goes In for collection.
WI aaG he ee Sas DO IL ssP tToat io ts.t and now w he hSf /:
more Interested than ever. He goes In for
novelties. He buys. for instance, q greenhoart
SamToo rod, which is now for fresh-wator fish.
ing. disnlacing all tho rods Of wood. including
was the ideal salmon rod, and It is still used.
Grccnhcart rods we're originally turned out, as
they are still, by local makers in Scotland and
Ireland. The most celebrated OF greenheart
rods, one of Scotch and the other of Irish make.
are known to all salmon fishermen. The angler
ferent lengths. one of %fteon and onc.haif feet
and one OF seventeen ieet; He may prefer to
use his more modern split bamboo rods, but he
loves the grecnheart.
Then the angler provides himself with grilse
a1as nt h sTg f isas, Wsiish SMslVS Sf tsss AND and ts Sixteen
and.one half ounces. By this time he has. per
haps. fifteen or twenty rods. may DO more, and
anglers buy new rods every two or three
seasons; some huy two or three rods in q season,
more expert is toward lighter rods.
There are mon who are lovers of fine fishing
FS rods and ah buy them tt though Mn;hd they eyya may never ever use use
prevented by circumstances from nshing, but, oil
seeing fine rods. buy them just because they like
them. They may be men who never fish. There
is. for instance, a man in this city who never
fishes. though he belongs 70 q fishing club and
has thirty fishing rods of the finest description
o perfect outfit. He never shoots. but he has a
fine collection OF guns. He buys these things
because they are beautiful and perfect, and be
cause they are Of interest to friends who come
to see him.
OF rods used in fresh water angling, bass, and
trout fly rods Of split bamboo cost 81 to $7S
each. The rod for $75 would owe its cost no!
workmanship, which would be of tho best,
There are rods with costly mountings, that arc
sold at far higher prices, but these are made
usually for presentations. Salmon rods of split
bamboo sell at $50 to $55, and grilse rods fol
$5 less than salmon rods.