The Line Must Fit the Rod 



the first place, the author does not be- 

 lieve in "far-off" casting, excepting 

 when absolutely necessary. The D line 

 tapers gradually for from fifteen to 

 eighteen feet from its largest diameter 

 to a very fine diameter at the end; to 

 this is attached a nine-foot leader, so 

 that before one begins to use the thick- 

 est length of the line he already has 

 from twenty-four to twenty-seven feet 

 of finer line and leader out. Then on his 

 long casts he begins to avail himself 

 of the driving power of the heaviest 

 part of the line. Perhaps, however, 

 it will be more sensible for the beginner 

 to buy an E line, but by all means it 

 should be tapered. And remember that 

 the line must be neither too heavy nor 

 too light for the rod. It should, in 

 other words, "fit" the rod exactly. 



Next in importance comes the leader. 

 There are various opinions as to 



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