The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-01-11
FISHING RODS.
The Varied Assortment Thet the Devoted
Angler May Accumuilte.

The Varied Assortment Tlgt the Devoted
Angler May Aceumuilte.
A man devoted so angling might
have from 70 TO 10 fishing rods
There nre many mcu Chat own as
many as 40. tar fresh water fishing
only, which is here alone consider
ed. At tho outset of his fishing
career q man accumulates rods
with experience. Here is what
might happen in the case of a be-
ginner, 10 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 he would
meet u man using a six ounce rod,
which seemed to answer the pur-
pose Just us well, and very soon he
buys six ounce rod himself. After
awhile lie buys bass minnow cast
ing rod, with light tackle, a rod
weighing four OF five ounces and
measuring : feet in length. He
Looks for2 ard Ga the dav when he
can attach Il live luinnow TO his
bool, and cast If 100 on t25 feet and
not kill the minnUW i'll the cast.
Reforo he has reached this deeree
of ,roticiapcv however he is likely
to heoin ON trout fy rods. And of
tbese lofora very lonn. he will ac.
cpp,nloto eiobt or ten. ranging in
weiobt from three to ejeht ounces.
J,o viii have rods ior different
kinds Of Gsbioa. for fishing from
tho honk and for fishing while wad.
inc and rods elapted TO the charac.
fer Of the waters dsbed. as to width
of sirpa,o aud STRENGTH of current,
and So on and rods adapted to spe-
cial regions and the fishes found in
them Then the ausler begins buy
ing salmon rods. He is likely to buy
first rod II feet in lenetb and
woip hing 30 TO 30 ounces. He finds
tbot foo heavy and Guvs rod 49,
feet lone and WEIGHING q ounces.
Later still he buys asalmon rod 14k
feet in lcnrth and WEIGHING 10
ounces.
All tho rods the angler has bought
SO far are OF split bamboo. Now he
goes in fol, a collection. He had be-
gun to be cspccially interested in
rods when be was buviug trout rods,
md now he is moro interested than
ever. He Goes in for novelties. He
buvs. for instance, a green heart
salm0u rod. Before the Introduction
of the split bamboo rod, which is
now for fresh water fishing displac.
ing all the rods Of wood, Including
betbaba1ra and luncewood. the
green heart was the ideal salmon
rod. and il is still used. Green heart
rods were originally turned out, as
tbov are still. by local makers in
Scotland and ireland. The most
celebrated Of green heart rods, one
of Scotch and the other Of Irish
make, arc known to all salmon fish.
ermen. The angler buys, it may be,
two ereen heart rods of different
lennths. one Of 15l5 feet and one OF
II feot lie NAV prefer to uso hi:
more modern split bamboo rods, bu-
he loves the green heart
Then the angler provides himsel
with nrilse rods Of two lengths, /,
and 13ls feet, veiehing IS and lGl
ounces, Bv this time he has perhap.
10 or 90 rods. may be more, an(
gradually he adds to his collection
Most anglers blly new rods every
two OF three seasons; some buy twt
or three rods in a season. The con
stant tendency of anglers as they
become more expert is toward ligh
rods.
There arc Inoa who are lovers O
fine fshinp rods and buv then
though tley may never use them
They may bo noted anglers VIII
arc prevented by circumstance
from fishing, but, on seeing fin
rods buy them Just because the,
like Them. They NAV be men VIII
man in this city who never nEles