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the usual method is to stretch them between trees, or 

 wrap them around the legs of chairs or some similar 

 object. Some snip off from nine inches to a foot every 

 hour or so when at "work"; others oil their lines to 

 prevent absorption. Oiling is a good thing for a line, 

 but there is no need of oiling it all just that part 

 that becomes wet. 



To oil a line string it between two trees and rub 

 it with a rag or piece of chamois skin saturated with 

 a good light oil reel oil is good enough or melted 

 tallow. Just before re-winding it on the reel take a 

 soft dry rag and go over the line to remove surplus oil. 

 After the line has dried is a good time to oil it. 



Oiling is more or less bother, and an easier method 

 is to use about fifteen feet of waterproof line on the 

 business end of the cast. This gives the strength and 

 weight where it is needed combined with the cast- 

 ing efficiency of the light soft braid line. The knot 

 connecting the two lines must be very small and 

 tight so as not to foul on the guides. 



The practice of using a line-dryer is a good one, 

 not only from the standpoint of convenience, but 

 economy as well. When the line is on a drier, it 

 can be washed in rain water removing mildew spores, 

 algae, rust, sand, alkalies, and other chemicals. Silk 

 lines may be used in salt water if thoroughly rinsed 

 afterwards. A handy man can make a suitable line- 

 drier, although they are now being marketed that fast- 

 en to the rod handle, and the line is reeled on to it 

 directly from the reel and then back again when dried 



