58 The Atlantic Salmon 



called the " Olinea," which appears very good, 

 and possibly may prove equal to the old line. I 

 have tried it but one season, when it was satis- 

 factory. Lines should be selected with reference 

 to the rods on which they are to be used, a very 

 light line on a heavy rod being as objectionable 

 as a heavy line on a light rod : in the first in- 

 stance the weight of the line is not sufficient 

 to bring out the spring of the big rod ; and in 

 the second, the strength of the rod not being 

 great enough to lift a good length of the heavy 

 line from the water. 



The tapered line I do not regard as desirable. 

 It looks rather nicely when not in use, but 

 adds nothing to the casting qualities; and w^ien 

 the line is shortened by losing a portion of it, 

 which is sure to happen, its only possible advan- 

 tage over a line of uniform size is gone. Mr. 

 Cholmondeley Pennell says he "found there was 

 no appreciable difference in calm weather (be- 

 tween tapered and ' level ' lines), but when 

 casting across, or still more against a sharp 

 wind, the ' swelled ' line went out decidedly 

 straighter and more easily." So soon as the end 

 of a line is at all frayed or knuckles in places, 

 and can be easily bent at a right angle even 



