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small swivel, and to this the snood, which may be about a yard 

 or less in length, and when possible of gut, should be attached. 



The construction of 

 a true Kentish rig is 

 shown in the second 

 illustration. There the 

 spreaders are of whale- 

 bone, and they and the 

 lead are held together 

 by a strip of leather. 

 Additional leads, indi 

 cated by the dotted 

 lines, are added when 

 required. 



I have sometimes 

 used an ordinary eight- 

 plait tanned hemp reel 

 line as a hand line. It 

 has the advantage of 

 requiring a compara- 

 tively small lead, owing 

 to its fineness. But 

 these fine lines cut the 

 'hands, and to fish 

 without a rod with 

 any degree of comfort 

 something stouter is 

 required. A hand line 

 KENTISH RIG FROM DEAL should be cable-laid, of 



hair, cotton, hemp, or 



flax, and dressed, to prevent kinking, and there should always 

 be a swivel between the end of the line and the spreader. 

 The cotton lines are in great favour ; but best of all, though 



