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Now drop the drum of line or the coil of line into the 

 hot fat and leave it there for several minutes. Place 

 perpendicularly the rod top in the jam pot, and, if pos- 

 sible, prevail upon somebody to hold the rod joint in 



ROD TOP 



REEL 



HOW TO DRESS A LINE 



this position. Next wind the line slowly on the reel. 

 By this time the line will have absorbed enough of the 

 fat. 



When all the line is wound on the reel, leave the fatted 

 line to cool thoroughly. Later, or on the following day, 

 you will notice that the line on the reel is encased in 

 hard fat : that is an advantage. When you go fishing, 

 simply draw the line off the reel in the usual manner and 

 the fat will grease the rings of your rod, and the line will 

 thus run smoothly. 



