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Fig. 3 is a facsimile of the actual knot when 

 finished, as tied with fine gut. 



KNOT FOR FASTENING REEL LINES TO 

 CASTING LINES, &c. 



An engraving of the simplest knot for 

 this purpose is annexed, and the mode of 

 tying it will probably be better understood 

 from the diagram than from a verbal 

 description. In the case of stiff or dressed 

 lines the small terminal knot on the reel 

 line can be omitted with perfect safety. 

 This knot has the advantage of being 

 both tied and untied with great ease and 

 rapidity. 



STRIKING AND PLAYING. 



After striking, which cannot be done too rapidly, 

 the point of the red should be kept well up, and 

 a steady though yielding pressure brought to bear 

 on the fish, until he is killed. With a proper 

 check reel, it is better when playing a fish, to 

 remove the hand altogether from the line, so as to 

 allow of its yielding freely to any sudden springs 

 or rushes. 



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