TO FASTEN THE ROD AND LINE. 13 



has invariably been the case with me and many expe- 

 rienced Anglers of my acquaintance ; therefore, I 

 should certainly recommend single hair to those who 

 fish for Roach, Dace, Bleak, and Gudgeons, andassert^ 

 without fear of contradiction, they will kill nearly two 

 to one to others who angle with gut, however fine. 

 The only reason I can assign for this difference is^, that 

 gut swells and ever retains a shining glossy appearance 

 in the water, and also small beads or bladders of water 

 hang around the gut, which increases its bulk while in 

 the water, and probably creates alarm among fish. 



To fasten the Line to the Rod. 



Pass the loop of your line through the ring at the 

 extremity of the top joint of your rod, carry it over the 

 ferril end ; then draw your line up to the top again, the 

 loop will then be fast to the ring, and the line will hang 

 from the abovementioned ring. You will then put the 

 joints of your rod together, and the rod and line will be 

 complete. Most experienced Anglers keep about six or 

 eight inches of fine silk line tied to the end of the top 

 joint, and fasten the gut or hair line to the said six or 

 eight inches of silk by a draw loop knot ; this is an 

 excellent method, because the ring is apt to chafe gut 

 or hair. When you have a winch on your rod to 

 use running line, after the joints are put together, 

 pass the said running line from the winch through 

 every ring on the rod, and pull about a yard of it 

 through the top ring, and fasten it with a draw loop 

 knot to the line which has the float and hook to it. — 



