AND HOW I HAVE CAUGHT MY FISH 207 



them on the rod. A dressed line, not too fine 

 nor too bulky. If it be too fine it will kink, if 

 bulky it tends to shorten the cast, besides being 

 too visible to the fish. Select a line that is neither 

 too dry nor too sticky as regards the dressing. I 

 use a light green "Olena" line. Let there be 

 not less than one hundred yards, and to the end 

 attach securely, but not clumsily, a - oz. lead. 



All kinds of leads have been tried here and on 

 the Tay, but it is seldom now, when wire is uni- 

 versally used by old hands, that any other is used 

 than that which was first made by myself to meet 

 the new requirements namely, "The Combination 

 Lead and Swivel." Having attached your line 

 to one end of this lead proceed to fasten the four 

 or five feet of wire, one end to the lead and the 

 other end to your lure. 



You will find now that the lead, with the whole 

 of its weight below the draw, prevents the possi- 

 bility of the spinning bait giving any twist to the 

 line, and at the same time does away with the 

 need for swivels on your clean, invisible, not-to- 

 be-broken-on-rocks, wire trace. 



Anticipating the difficulty I should have in 

 describing my arrangement for this almost auto- 

 matic coiling at an elevation where the line is ever 

 ready to shoot forward, I got my son to photograph 

 my rig-out. 



Notice the tin strapped to my waist, and care- 

 fully notice the shape of the tin, as it is necessary 



