SELECTION, CARE, AND RIGGING 



twist the half of the splice you are engaged with 

 toward you as you wind away from you. Wind 

 closely with waxed silk thread, 00, 000, or a single 

 strand of size A. End the whipping as directed 

 for the finishing-knot of a fly, in the chapter on 

 fly-tying, by turning the end back and under the 

 last three or four turns. Turn the splice in the 

 vise and treat the other half similarly. Then 

 roll the completed splice against the table under 

 a strip of wood. Apply a coat of shellac if it is 

 desired soon to use the line, otherwise use spar 

 varnish slightly thinned with turpentine; repeat 

 when the splice shows signs of wear. 



Of course the angler's ditty-bag will include 

 all the little things needed for these repairs, to 

 tackle, etc., as shellac, winding-silk, small pliers 

 and file, emery-cloth, ferrule cement, a bit of 

 candle, and rubber patches and cement for 

 mending waders. 



When not wound on the fishing reel ready for 

 use, lines are best kept on large flat spools 

 storage or tournament reels made of soft wood 

 and from five to nine inches in diameter, having 

 a rim about one and one-fourth inches wide 

 into the edge of which an inch-wide groove is 

 cut to the depth of about an inch. They should 

 be varnished to prevent warping and check- 

 ing. However they split readily enough when 

 dropped, and after the idea of Mr. Perry D. 

 Frazer, William Mills and Son, 21 Park Place, 



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