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firft Links next the Hook be but of one Hair 

 a-piece : But the Hair mufl be ftrong, and of 

 the thick Ends only, and chofen for the Pur- 

 pofe. The next two Links of two Hairs, 

 and next to thefe one of three Hairs ; at the 

 Top of which havea Water-noofe, or Loop, 

 to put your Line to ; which lowermoft Link 

 confifts of three Hairs, and has another Wa- 

 ter-noofe at Bottom, or Hook-link, to fix 

 your Fly to. Then let two of the next Links 

 of your Line be four Hairs, and fo proceed, 

 by] increafing one or two Hairs till you come 

 to fix or {tvcn Hairs at the Top. Let the 

 fingle Hairs, or three or four of the next 

 Links, be of a white, or darkifh white Co- 

 lour. 



There are many indeed, who think this 

 Line too fmall, efpecially where there are very 

 large Trouts, and therefore for Caft-fly An- 

 gling, advife two of the firft Links next the 

 Hook to be of tvv^o Hairs a-piece, the next a- 

 bovc them of three Hairs, to which have a 

 Water-noofe •, then two of three Hairs a-piece, 

 and then proceed with four, five, fix, feven, 

 and more, to the topmoft Link. Others a- 

 gain, and good Anglers too, advife the two 

 Links next the Hook to confifl of three 

 Hairs a-piece: Then one Link of four, at the 

 Top of which to have a Water-noofe : Then 

 four, five, fix, feven, eight, and fo on to the 

 topmoft Link. And indeed, this Advice is 

 not amifs, if the River abounds with large 

 Trouts, and the Water either be clearing af- 

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