CHAPTER III 



TERMINAL TACKLE 



The amateur can usually secure information con- 

 cerning rods, reels and artificial lures; indeed, I 

 sometimes think there is such a wealth of informa- 

 tion that it is almost confusing; but regarding the 

 subject of this chapter there seems to be a paucity 

 of advice, and a few words may not be out of place. 

 After all, the rod and reel are not of greater im- 

 portance than the line; if the latter hold, the fish 

 may be netted in spite of shattered rod and balking 

 reel; transversely, if the line break, it matters not 

 how perfect the reel and strong -the rod. So, while 

 I have captioned this chapter "Terminal Tackle," 

 most of the space at my disposal will be devoted to 

 the line, for the matter of lures will be discussed in 

 the following chapter. Then, too, there are certain 

 articles of minor importance, though their posses- 

 sion adds greatly to the angler's enjoyment, which I 

 will briefly discuss here. Therefore, this is to be a 

 talk upon a number of things seldom touched upon 

 in a book of this kind. 



The question of line-material may be dismissed 

 with but a word, silk alone being worthy of the 



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