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practice, the "blow line/' or the odious net. The 

 true fly-fisherman, in short, fishes for the amusement 

 he derives from the science which it is necessary for 

 every fly-fisherman to possess, in order to ensure suc- 

 cess ; hut the destructives, that is, the " cross liners," 

 the " blowliuers," and the " netters," fish only for 

 the pot ! 



