TOURNAMENT LINES 129 



No. 269 are alike in caliber but different in style 

 of braiding or finish. 



An interesting paragraph on the subject of 

 line calibers was given by Theophilus South 

 in his " Fly-Fishers' Textbook," (London, 

 1841), as follows: 



"Salmon Reel Lines. Now, as to these, they 

 should be from sixty to eighty yards long 

 you require the latter length especially where 

 salmon incline to run much, and from your con- 

 tiguity to trees or bushes on the bank, you can- 

 not follow him or change your position. Another 

 advantage is that as the end which is so much 

 on the water and so constantly passing through 

 the rings of the rod in shortening and lengthen- 

 ing your throw can never be depended on for 

 soundness above one season at most, removing 

 the damaged part, sufficient length still remains 

 for ordinary rivers and places, while a joint or 

 splice in the line should always be avoided, if 

 feasible. 



" The material, I repeat, should be silk and 

 hair twisted, and the end, for about twelve 

 yards, may taper slightly; though perhaps it is 

 as well to have it of uniform substance through- 

 out, of about the thickness of the 'D ' in the 

 third octave of your sister's harp (to measure 

 which, borrow her string gauge), or thinner 



