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line, prevented wear, and brought out the pliability of 

 the rod top. 



The changes were mainly due to a process of natural 

 evolution. The whalebone top had been used for many 

 years on fly and bottom-fishing rods in fresh water, 



Fig. 12. Straight Pull Diamond 

 Paternoster. 



Fig. 13. Straight Pull Diamond 

 Boom Paternoster In action. 



while the pulley top was first adopted as a means of 

 avoiding the chafing naturally occurring when fathoms 

 of line were run out over a wire ring at an angle. 



The old fashioned paternoster also was greatly 

 improved, finer material being substituted for the thick, 

 twisted gut so much in vogue; while the rigid booms 

 were replaced by appliances giving a straight pull 

 between the hooked fish and the rod point, such as 



