TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



the rod from the right to the left hand, or vice versa if the 

 angler is left-handed. 



Having securely fastened the reel in the reel seat of 

 the rod the next thing to consider is the line. 



How to Handle the Line: 



Strip off about a yard or two of the line from the 

 reel, being sure that it passes from the reel between the 

 first and second cross bar. Now pass the end of the line 

 through all of the guides on the rod, including the tip 

 guide ring by stripping more line from the reel. 



After this is done, pull through the tip guide at least 

 line enough to reach to the handle of the rod, otherwise 

 the line will slip back through the guides and the work 

 will all have to be done over again. 



Be very careful at all times not to step on the line or 

 kink it, especially if the line is of an American make, for 

 it will injure it by cracking or rubbing off the enameling. 



How to Attach the Leader to the Line: 



The next move is the attaching of the leader to the 

 line, which can be done by one of a number of knots, all 

 of them rather simple and effective. 



There are three knots in general use, known as the 

 tiller-hitch knot, the closed tiller-hitch knot and the jam 

 knot. 



The simplest and, at the same time, a most effective 

 knot, as well as one much used, is the tiller-hitch knot. 



It can be tied very small and, in my experience, I have 



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