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round the line. Now draw them tight and 

 pull together. This is the well-known 

 " Fisherman's Knot," frequently used in 

 attaching dropper flies. If the half-hitches 

 are used single the waste ends should not 

 be cut too close. 



To ATTACH DROPPER FLIES. 



A good way to attach dropper flies to 

 the cast is to make a small loop, not larger 

 than a quarter of an inch, and not further 



than two inches from the fly; then take 

 the main cast and double it above a knot 

 where you desire to attach the dropper. 

 Insert the main cast, thus doubled, through 

 the small loop of the dropper, then pass 

 the dropper fly through the loop thus 

 formed on the main cast; straighten the 

 main cast, and draw the dropper tight 

 above the knot. 



