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than a new shilling, which is strong enough for 

 any salmon anywhere, provided it is used skil- 

 fully. Many old and experienced salmon fishers 

 adopt much stouter, yet I prefer fine fishing, and 

 am ready, for a wager to kill any fish under fifty 

 pounds in a tolerable situation with the sub- 

 stance I allude to. It will bear at least eighteen 

 pounds dead weight, and perhaps more. 



" Trout reel lines should be of the same ma- 

 terial; namely, twisted hair and silk, but nec- 

 essarily much thinner, and from thirty to fifty 

 yards in length, or even longer for lake fishing, 

 where heavy trout are expected. However, 

 thirty yards is quite enough for a light trout 

 rod. They must taper gradually for the last 

 eight or ten yards to the end, where, in sub- 

 stance, they should not exceed the first ' D ' on 

 the aforesaid harp guage, or very thick netting 

 silk, while the stouter end should be about equal 

 to the second ' D V 



For a number of years I have been collecting 

 data on the subject of line calibers, and in my 

 own work I follow these sizes: 



Number Inch Number Inch 



No. 2 or o/o 065 E 038 



A 060 F 034 



B 056 G 030 



C 052 H 026 



D 045 I 021 



