Pass them several times, until you feel, by their re- 

 sistance, diat their surfaces are completely coated with 

 the wax : separate diem, and upset one- half die number, 

 so that what was at bottom before may come to die top \ 

 then pass them again several times, until diey resist 

 strongly. 



By diis means, each diread will have received a good 

 portion of wax, which will require to be levelled, so as to 

 make the whole equally strong and durable-. 



Now fasten one end of each thread, separately, to a 

 pin, nail, table-screw, cushion, or whatever may be at 

 hand, and nib it lightly, but quickly, with a piece of 

 white glove-leather, or any other such soft substance, 

 until the thread may appear to be uniformly coated ', if 

 the wax does not seem to be diick enough on die thread,. 

 rub on a little more in this position,' for it is by far the 

 safest in which a single diread can be waxed ; and finish, 

 again with the soft leather. 



I have been more particular in the detail of this part 

 of the process than many may diink requisite ; but all good 

 anglers know, that on the niceness of whippings, knots, 

 &c. dieir sport materially depends. ' I cannot repeat too 

 often, that highly- finished tackle will always attract more 

 fish than such as is clumsy, or is carelessly used. 



Tfee loops which ought to be at each end of every line, 

 except such ends as, for want of gut, weed or gimp, are 

 fastened to the hook, should be well wiiipped, so' as 

 to keep die ends close down 5 thereby to prevent their 

 hitching with other parts of die tackle, and to render 

 the motion of the line through the water less perceptible. 



There is a kind of line made for catching small baits, 

 usually called a minnow- tine. ' This should cppsist of 



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