Lines Dressed in a Vacuum 



this country that can compare with the 

 best English product. These lines are 

 expensive, but well worth the money 

 they cost. Some anglers who would 

 like to possess an English line feel 

 that they cannot afford it; yet they 

 can afford to go on expensive fishing 

 trips. My advice would be to get the 

 line, and to pay for it, if necessary, by 

 reducing the duration of a fishing trip 

 by one day. The line, having thus 

 been paid for, will furnish pleasure for 

 many other trips to come. 



The English fly-lines are water- 

 proofed in a vacuum, so that the 

 "dressing" may permeate every fibre 

 of the silk. Then they are rubbed 

 down, and afterward dressed again. 

 Just how many times this operation 

 is repeated depends upon the make 

 and quality of the line. The completed 

 product is a line of great beauty, 



[31] 



