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the right, so that the line runs off and falls to 

 the ground. If you notice in unwinding that 

 it does not fall freely, but is carried even a part 

 way round the barrel, it is not in perfect con- 

 dition, and must be attended to. A good plan 

 is to unwind and stretch it, then with a soft 

 cloth lightly but briskly rub it over. After this, 

 take a piece of paraffin candle and rub it over. 

 Now go over it with the cloth briskly once, or 

 even twice, and unless it is very bad this will 

 set it right. In damp, hot climates, oil-dressed 

 lines will often become sticky and unusable. 1 For 

 such climates, undressed lines are to be preferred, 

 and they should be treated with paraffin or sterine 

 in the manner above described before use. Even 

 in this climate, such attention is not wasted. 

 There are many little points in the treatment 

 of one's gear which well repay a little trouble, 

 and this applies to spinning more than to any 

 other branch of angling. 



The gut-trace is somewhat important. It should 

 be 1J yards long, and have at least three swivels, 

 with an arrangement at the end to facilitate 

 changing the baits. Messrs. Hardy's " Punjab " 

 wire traces are much used. These are fine yet 

 enormously strong, and may be procured fitted 

 with " Antikink " leads suitably arranged to pre- 



1 Since this was written a new dressed line called the "Indian" 

 has been introduced, which seems to have solved this difficulty. 



