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brown, making all together four hairs and one 

 thread of silk for each twist, or three threads 

 of silk and twelve hairs, to compose the thick- 

 ness of the line. All good lines must be com- 

 posed of three principal twists. The whole of 

 this calculation refers to the thickest part of 

 the line that part next the reel. The bottom 

 part of a twenty-yard line, or that part to which 

 the casting-line is attached, must likewise con- 

 sist of three chief twists, one of which to be 

 made of one white thread of fine silk, one white 

 hair, and one dark-brown hair; the other two 

 twists to contain each one white thread of silk, 

 and two light-brown hairs. A line thus made 

 will taper properly, and be sufficiently strong 

 and pliant in all its parts. Its colour will be a 

 light-speckled brown, and suitable for the 

 generality of waters. 



A fifteen-yard reel-line, consisting of the 

 following component parts, will be found best 

 suited to light rods of about twelve feet long, 

 and we confidently recommend it, both for 

 material and colour, as beautifully adapted for 

 small streams. 



Like the former line it must consist of three 

 principal twists, one of which must be made of 

 one fine white silk thread, two fine white hairs, 

 and two fine light-brown hairs ; the second 

 twist must be composed of one fine white silk 



