84 CASTING TACKLE AND METHODS 



subject to atmospheric changes, it can not be in first 

 class condition. Lines deteriorate even if not used. 

 Some makers send out their lines in air tight glass 

 tubes, asserting that when sealed they do not age so 

 quickly. I can not speak with certainty, however, 

 for two seasons I carried two lines in my tackle box, 

 one wound upon a spool, the other in a sealed tube ; 

 though of the same grade, and from the same maker, 

 the air-exposed line proved 50 per cent, weaker than 

 the one kept in the glass tube. Perhaps the experi- 

 ment proves nothing but I am storing my spare lines 

 these days in air tight receptacles, test-tubes sealed 

 with electrician's tape. 



It might be well to add that it is never the part of 

 economy to purchase a cheap line; the best is in the 

 end cheapest. Always purchase a line bearing the 

 name of a maker known to the angling world. Let 

 the book-writers and angling editors do the experi- 

 menting; so save your money and your fish. A good 

 line of 50 yards, a practical fishing length, should 

 cost you slightly over $1.00; I would not think of 

 buying a lower priced one, lest the maker had been 

 compelled to shade the quality in order to make the 

 price. 



The matter of size is much misunderstood by 

 many anglers, at least so it seems, for one sometimes 

 sees lines of tremendous size wound upon casting 

 reels. There are just two sizes worth consideration 

 by the bass-fishermen G and H. G, where you may 



