The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12
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| . haunting f. II that someone will
acsist ycr 70 break it, but once on thu
water with a little old one-piece spill
bamboo rod, it shows up like four-of-a
kind after lean run. For the perma
nent fishing camp or the chap that il
lucky enough to live right close t.
good fishing waters, there is no bet
ter rod than the one-piece.
For the two-piece rod there is bui
one style of construction that shouls
be considered, and that is the shor;
butt and long tip. A rod of this kind
comes the nearest to having the same
amount of action and strength as the
one-piece rod as the ferrule is set well
down below the center, allowing the
strain to be distributed equally and
giving the bamboo chance to spring
without being stiffened by ferrule
and the action killed. This short butt
long-tip construction gives you a snap.
py rod that shoots out the cast without
unnecessary strain on the wrists and
arm. In selecting a rod of two-piece
construction, side-step the rod with
the ferrule directly in the middle, the
point of greatest strain in landing a
fish.
Three-Piece Handy to Carry.
The main thing in favor of the
three-piece rod is the fact that you can
stick it in a suitcase and carry it with
out any bother. Every place you put
a ferrule on a rod kills that much
more resiliency in the bamboo. The
ferrule is unbendable and at that point
comes the break when the load on the
bamboo is too severe, this is hun
dred to one shot and you can play 1t
clean across the board and never take
chance on your money. Although
serrated ferrules are used in the more
expensive rods, they cannot eliminate
the severe strain which generally
causes the rod to break either right
above or below the ferrule. Even at
that, the three-piece rod is stronger
than the two-piece rod when the fer
rule on the latter is in the middle.
Early in the bait-casting game the
rods were generally made either four
or four and a half feet in length, but
as the sport grew in popularity, they
stretched them up to six and half
feet, making all stops between. 1t is a
matter of personal choice as to length
probably the most popular size -
the five footer. This makes ccr'
has a good swing to it and 81
ries enough backbone to hold the
ones, and at the same time is 1Ol
Tough to give fine play in landing tn
clsh. For overhead casting while sit
'.ag in a boat, the five-fooIer makes al
zeal size, and is about right for d.
tance casts. Split-bamboo rods ave
age about an ounce to the foot,
at that rate a five-footer would
tax your wrists to the tune Of
ounces, which isn't such gre SD
load to toss around during tb
fishing.
Fittings for the Rod
The fittings of the rod are upel
tant feature-they not only - -
life Of the rod but also - the light
kind, add to casting .4altties, and ev-
ery little help to lessen the effort and
work Of casting makes quite a differ
ence in few hours fishing. The fer
rules should be Of German silver
they are stronger and better made
than the brass ferrules which are gen.
orally nickel-plated, and many de-
feet can be hidden under a 'coating
nickel.
The selection Of the bar rs
to style, lies Detv :" single and
the double gr'r day S cast
ing with tho Lp you will won
der how got along without IT,.
II more comfortable to fish
upper grip giving you a
anal easier hold on the rod in
ira and Of tho ca