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line made for the express purpose, no man can 

 accomplish the throw. The line must increase 

 in thickness from the point for about twenty- 

 five yards; nearly the last half of these 

 twenty-five yards being very heavy. The 

 object of this is, that the weight of the upper 

 part shall be such, as to force forward the 

 lighter end, with the gut and fly. The 

 greatest weight of line being at the point of 

 the rod, sends out the lighter part, with much 

 less exertion to the angler than is required for 

 the usual over-handed throw. And it pos- 

 sesses another material advantage : that you 

 can fish those catches or casts from the bank, 

 which you could not command unless in a 

 boat; for as the line is never brought behind 

 you, no rock, tree, or bank impedes the throw. 

 The fly, too, can be pitched very much farther 

 by this than by any other means. The 

 economy of manual exertion, the being enabled 

 to fish in any cramp place, and the sending out 

 a greater length of line — surely form a triad 

 well worthy the Salmon-fisher's notice. 

 And now for the flies. 



