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Mr. Frank Buckland, who was fishing at the same 
time, and who also used my tackle, did not miss a 
single run. 
The next point is the material on which the flight 
should be tied, the object being, of course, to secure the 
greatest amount of fzeness compatible with the required 
strength. And as nothing could well be worse for fine- 
fishing than gimp in its natural state, so when stained 
in the manner pointed out in the preliminary chapters 
(p. 34), nothing can well be better. It becomes, in fact, 
almost as invisible in the water as gut itself; and is, 
therefore, recommended strongly to be used under ordi- 
nary circumstances both for trace and flight. 
With regard to the material of which the short link 
for the Flying triangle in spinning flights should 
be made, this depends upon considerations different 
from those which govern the choice of the material for 
the central link. The one absolute essential is, that 
the substance—be it gut or gimp—by which it is 
attached to the central link of the trace, should be to 
a certain extent, to use a paradoxical expression, stiff 
and elastic, so that the triangle may always stand out 
in its proper position at the shoulder of the bait. 
Without this precaution there can be no certainty that 
a fish will be hooked. Ordinary gimp very fairly fulfils 
the purpose whilst it is new and stiff, but when it becomes 
flabby, which will occur after it has been used for a 
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