28 FOSTER'S LIST OF REFINED AND IMPROVED 



CE RTIFICATES. 



The following testimony is printed as being typical of the 

 general verdict : 



From " The Fishing Gazette" of August 28^, 1880. 



THE NEW ''ACME" LINES. 



From a long article covering three-parts of a page we reprint the 

 following : 



" Messrs. Foster, the well-known fishing tackle makers, have 

 sent us one of their new ' Acme ' lines ; we have examined it 

 carefully, and tried it with a rod, and are delighted with it. It is 

 the line of lines for the fly-fisher. It is strong enough to kill the 

 strongest trout that ever lived, and yet it is as fine as the very 

 finest of fly-fishing could require ; but strength and fineness are 

 nothing new, and if these were its only merits, we should not feel 

 justified in calling attention to it. It has another quality, how- 

 ever, which is quite new, and one which every fly-fisher will 

 appreciate directly we mention it, and that is weight. Successful 

 fly-fishing on most of our English streams depends greatly on the 

 angler's powers to throw a long line in any direction, either with, 

 or across, or most important of all, against the wind, or when 

 there is none at all. To do this requires a strong wrist, and a 

 thorough command of the rod. . . How often have we, when 

 wading up the side of a deep river, come to a place where, on 

 account of projecting bushes, it was impossible to get past. The 

 wind is blowing steadily down stream ; a few yards above, and 

 just away from the bushes, a good trout is feeding, the line is let 

 out to the required length, a few casts across are made, and then, 

 carefully, the upstream throw, in the direction of the desired spot 

 is attempted ; but the line falls short, the gossamer gut and fine 

 reel line have no weight, and the wind steadily overcomes their 

 forward impetus before they have fully extended, and they fall 

 back limply on the water. The throw is repeated again and again ; 

 the tops of the wading stockings are dangerously near the edge of 

 the water ; as a last resource, more line is let out, more strength 



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