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Show Glass Rod's Future What of the future of the glass rod in angling? How do glass rods differ? What should the angler look for in choosing a glass rod? for authoritative and expert answers an-swers to these questions, this writer writ-er contacted the Wright & McGill company of Denver, Colorado, who pioneered the development of the glass rod and whose Nyla-Glass casting rods are rated at the top of the field. A. D. McGill, himself, forwarded the information sought. He wrote: Basically there are three types of glass rods, or rather three methods of making glass rods. Each method makes a rod that differs from the other two. There are solid rods made from glass fibers and plastic binder. There are rods made from glass fibers and plastic binder that have a wood core running through the center of the rods. There are hollow glass rods made from woven glass cloth and plastic binder. We followed the method of making mak-ing solid glass rods from glass fibers fib-ers and plastic binder. Our method is to take glass fibers which come to us from the manufacture manu-facture of fiber glass filament and resemble in appearance the fine hair-like filaments of raw silk that is spun by the silkworm or the fine filaments of rayon or nylon. Upon receiving the glass filaments they are laid up in lengths to form a rod of desired diameter and length. The filaments are then coated coat-ed with plastic binder and then stretched tight to hold each filament fila-ment taut and straight to avoid any one filament from crossing any other filaments and to allow the plastic binder to coat each filament. After the rods are coated as stated stat-ed above, they are then placed in a form and heated to set or harden the plastic binder. Glass Rods made with wood cores are made in much the same manner as above described; however, the wood core is used to help hold the glass fibers, as they are wrapped to the wood core by means of a spiral wrapping which is removed after the rod is set by heat. Most hollow glass rods are made by wrapping woven glass cloth around a tapered mandrel. They are then saturated with plastic binder and heated to set the binder. The mandrel, or core is then removed leaving a hollow rod. Fiber Glass is not new, but It was glass fishing rods that made the public very conscious of the qualities of fiber glass. Glass Rods are also made in various var-ious shapes. Wright & McGill have made rods of square or quadrate shape as this shape gives truer flexing action, more power and quick, even flexing with less danger of side action when casting. However, How-ever, many rods are made round in shape and some are made pentagon or five sided. Rods made from fiber glass are here to stay and the past four years have proven that glass rods are very popular and that they can deliver de-liver what most fishermen have hoped for in rods. They are durable, have fast action ac-tion and power to fight and land the gamest fighting fish. They withstand with-stand the damaging effects of salt water. They will not rust or rot. They are fungus proof and under normal fishing conditions will not take a set or break. AAA "Like a duck takes to water" is a familiar expression. Swimming, of course, is a natural instinct with ducks. Young mallard ducks, upon their first venture from the neU, have keen known to swim as far as a third of a mile. AAA Fly Fish Upstream In fishing fast water with flies, the most productive technique will be upstream fishing. After the fly is cast, pull the line through the guides with the left hand to keep out slack, and watch the line or end loop where the leader is tied. If there is any slowdown, or side-wise side-wise movement of the leader, strike and strike hard! Also, strike at any flash of color or other sign of trout moving for the fly. Almost all the strikes will be missed if you wait until you feel the fish. Many strikes are missed oy experienced anglers, but even a beginner will hook enough fish ly this method to make things in-icresting. in-icresting. AAA The praying-mantis is said to he 'he only Vcf that can turn his heart iround and look ox er his shoulders. AAA Salmon Spreading Due to their repute, and the fact that the land-locked species can survive in cold, clear, deep lakes A'here minnows are plentiful, salmon sal-mon have been introduced into nany northern waters during the ia-t few years They mav be taken in more re ';.ns "than is generally known, and ach season sportsmen from ai' r.ris of the United Sta'es and Can ani pvpii from Eurooe visit e select salmon rivers and I kes |