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gut spinning traces made by Farlow, but I do 

 not think any traces are necessary. The line 

 is quite as invisible as the trace, and a few feet 

 can be made into a trace by fixing two or three 

 swivels — bronze, if possible, instead of bright 

 brass — about two feet apart. 



For fly fishing, good stout loch casting lines 

 which will land a five or seven pound fish are 

 sufficient. Very fine trout casts are un- 

 necessary, except for trout in the river. 



Leads. — These can be purchased locally, and 

 one is saved the trouble of adding to the weight 

 of baggage. 



The method of fastening the lead on to the 

 line all depends on whether it is decided to lose 

 the lead when the fish is hooked or to fix it 

 permanently on the line. A six-ounce lead 

 when the fish is being played takes away con- 

 siderably from the pleasure, owing to the dead 

 weight on the rod. On the other hand, if it 

 be decided to lose the lead each time a fish is 

 hooked, a couple of hundred leads may be 

 required. 



In the former case, two methods can be 

 adopted : loop up the line about twenty feet 

 from the spoon with a piece of thread, on which 

 is hung the lead; when the strike comes the 

 thread is broken and the lead slips off — or, as 



