io THE FINE ART OF FISHING 



whippy rod is a poor caster and one with which it is 

 difficult to hook and play a fish properly. Fly-rods 

 from nine to ten feet in length should weigh from five 

 to six and a quarter ounces. 



The only reel for fly-casting is a simple single-action 

 click reel. Because of its construction it is free from 

 line-fouling, wherein it differs much 

 The Single- f rom tne multipliers when used in fly- 

 action Reel, casting. Multiplying reels have an out- 

 standing balance-handle which continu- 

 ally interferes with the line when the latter is used in 

 the proper way for casting the fly. The single-action 

 reel has a protecting-band around the side plate, within 

 which the handle revolves, thus almost entirely obviat- 

 ing line-fouling. The one-hundred yard reel is a very 

 good size, and hard rubber and German silver in com- 

 bination are serviceable and satisfactory reel materials. 

 The larger sizes of the single-action reels must be used 

 to hold the necessary amount of enameled line. 



The next requisite is twenty-five yards of water- 

 proof enameled silk line. For the nine-foot rod a line 

 of size F is right; for the ten-foot rod, 



jf ht g j ze NO attempt should be made to 

 pi , . use any other sort of line. The enameled 



line alone has the weight and smoothness 

 necessary for good casting ; it will not foul by wrapping 

 around the rod. Good casting is impossible when us- 

 ing a light line on a heavy rod or vice versa. In fly- 

 casting the reel should be used underneath the rod with 

 the handle to the right. 



Quite naturally two of the most important items in a 



