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moderately dry place until the return of the 

 angling season, when, after being carefully wiped, 

 they will be found in excellent order. If the 

 bottom piece be bored for the purpose of receiv- 

 ing a spare top, the inside should be oiled, by 

 means of a piece of rag, fastened to the end of 

 a stick. 



LINES. 



The lines for reels are to be purchased of every 

 length, from fifteen to one hundred and twenty 

 yards, or even longer, at the tackle shops 

 throughout the kingdom, and at a much cheaper 

 rate than a private individual can manufacture 

 them, if his time and trouble are to be considered 

 of any value. But as motives of curiosity may 

 induce some of the readers of this treatise to try 

 their skill in this art, an explanation of the ne- 

 cessary process will be here attempted. 



These lines are most generally composed of a 

 mixture of silk and hair, and, as before observed, 

 are spun of various lengths. For common trout 

 fishing in rivers, twenty to twenty-five yards are 



