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Fig. 3 



Stevedore knot 



illustrates yet another good way. With some 

 the stevedore knot is the choice; and occa- 

 sionally an 

 angler will be 

 encountered 

 who whips a 

 gut loop to the 

 end of his reel-* 

 line, or who 

 prefers to fas- 

 ten line to 

 leader by the 

 single fisherman's-knot (see Fig. 21), cheerfully 

 sacrificing a bit of line now and then for the 

 sake of having leader and line practically con- 

 tinuous. Again, you may whip a loop with 

 fine silk in the end of the reel-line itself, and 

 then varnish it. 



The reel should be seated below the hand on a 

 rod used for fly-fishing. A single-action reel 

 generally is preferred for fresh-water fishing ex- 

 cept when casting from the reel. Among such 

 reels we regard the "Expert" and the "Feather- 

 light," made by Meisselbach, as offering splendid 

 value for their cost. They would be still better 

 if provided with a guard to keep an enameled 

 line away from the rather sharp edges, and we 

 understand that the makers are contemplating 

 this improvement. You can round the edge 

 with a fine file where the line draws when pull- 

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