26 FISHING TACKLE 



Two tapered reel bands or ferrules that will slide on 

 the butt handle will hold the reel. The lowest ferrule 

 should be shaped to prevent the seat of the reel from 

 slipping round the band, and this ferrule should be 

 firmly riveted from both sides. After making sure 

 that the reel fittings are correct, the actual fixing 

 should be left until the rod is completed and polished. 

 The rod should now be thoroughly sandpapered 

 until it is perfectly smooth and glossy, and then the 

 snake pattern, bridge or porcelain rings may be 

 spaced on at slightly diminishing distances apart and 

 in descending order of size. Having procured some 



KNOTTING OFF SILK BINDING. 



strong silk, the wrappings can be applied without 

 difficulty after a little practice. The joint should be 

 placed under the left arm and the silk held in the right 

 hand. Turn the joint round anti-clockwise with the 

 left hand. Contrary to the ideas of the beginner, the 

 right hand controlling the silk should be held twelve 

 or fifteen inches away from the wrapping that is being 

 applied. To finish off, bind the last four strands over 

 the finger end, slip the end beneath these strands, 

 next withdraw the finger as soon as the first of the 

 four strands is firmly held, and then proceed to wind 

 down the four strands. The illustration shows this 

 useful way of knotting off wrapping, which can be 

 applied to all sorts of binding for hooks and tackles. 



