Fishcraft 133 



of the finest and best made silk gut 

 leaders." 



THE REEL. There are a number 

 of serviceable reels, the selection being 

 a matter of choice or taste, but in 

 placing the reel, the, kind of fishing 

 to be done must be borne in mind. 

 With a bait rod the reel should be on 

 the top side, in front of the handle; 

 for the fly-rod, place the reel on the 

 under side, below the handle. 



GENERAL TACKLE. The tendency 

 of the times, and of 'sportsmanship in 

 angling, is in the direction of light 

 tackle, but this may be carried to an 

 extreme with the beginner. Very 

 light rods and lines are likely to be 

 broken by a novice before he gains 

 knowledge of how to use them, there- 

 fore it is safer to adopt a happy me- 

 dium, and when in doubt any ex- 

 perienced angler will gladly give good 

 advice. The steadily growing "cotton 

 threaders" clan, composed of experts, 

 mainly, who use light cotton thread, 

 with rod and hook in proportion, 

 catch quite heavy fish with such an- 

 gling tackle, but it does not follow 



