Fishing; with contributions from other authors, Pike and other Coarse Fish (the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes) (1885)
Cholmondeley-Pennell, H., Duke of Beaufort · Longmans, Green and Co. (London) · leaf 242
FLOAT FISHING—TACKLE. 221 1. The rod canbe fixed so that the butt end comes to the edge of the water, thus bringing the full length of the rod into use. 2. The rod holder can be adjusted so as to fish when the water is bank high or some feet below. , 3. The rod holder can be stuck into the sheer… … 4. The rod is so held that instantly a bite is seen one can strike as freely as though it had been held in the hand all. the. time. 5. The rod holdér can be adjusted to any angle without re it out of the ground. boat fishing, the same advantages attend the use Of the ‘afer as when fishing from the…
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