250 Fly-rods and Fly-tackle. 



second pin around the match as before. I then thin 

 the ends in the same manner, omitting, you notice, to 

 twist the loop. I now bring the ends together, thus, 



B = 



Fig. 79. 



in the form of a tuning-fork, give a slightly wedge-shape 

 to the end of the tip, insert it in the fork of the tip end, 

 and wind it on with silk. It will not be amiss to give 

 the loop a bend towards the ring side of the tip, since 

 then the line will render better. 



NOVICE. But I notice that in this case you did not 

 make your "invisible knot" in the way you showed me. 

 This seems much simpler. 



ANGLER. The principle is exactly the same. In the 

 case to which you allude it was tied in the middle of a 

 joint, and under such conditions it must be made in the 

 way shown you, But here there is no long piece extend- 

 ing beyond where the knot is to be, and we can take ad- 

 vantage of this circumstance. I will repeat the knot 

 for your benefit. Having wound as far as we wish, I 

 A 



Fig. 80. 



make the loop, (7, holding the windings already made 

 firmly with my left thumb, exactly as before. Having 

 first cut off the silk so as to leave me about a foot of 



