ROD FISHING IN THE SEA. 69 



fishing in Ramsey Bay to have at least sixty yards 

 on his reel. I always, when in a boat, fish with two 

 rods, the one a trolling rod, with a moderately pliable 

 top, and the other a strong trout or a grilse rod. 

 The lines should, of course, be of proper thickness for 

 the different rods, that is to say, an ordinary trolling line 

 for the trolling rod, and a fine salmon line for the fly 

 rod. The ordinary check reels should be used. 



The trace for the trolling rod I make as follows, and 

 though it may appear somewhat peculiar as to the way 

 in which the leads are placed on it, I feel sure that 

 for sea-fishing it is much the best. In the first place I have 

 the " Field " leads mounted on strong treble-twisted 

 salmon gut or gimp, using only a short length of about 

 three inches, with a knot at each end and the usual loop. 

 The best way to make this is to make the ordinary 

 casting-line loop (which in this thickness of gut or gimp 

 makes a tolerably large knot), and not to cut the end too 

 short, but to leave about the third of an inch, which should 

 be wrapped with well-waxed thread. It is well to have 

 two or three of these mounted leads of various weights, 

 so that the trace may be altered to suit the state of the 

 tide. One of these leads I put on immediately below the 

 reel line, having first attached a brass swivel to the reel 

 line by a knot, and I then attach three feet of treble-twisted 

 salmon gut with loops at each end as before. At the end 

 of this treble-twisted salmon gut I loop on another brass 

 swivel, smaller than the top one, and to it I loop two 

 feet of double-twisted salmon gut. on which I have 

 mounted a very light "Field" lead, which is kept on 



