70 PRACTICAL FLY FISHING 



in weight, according to conditions. Six feet is my 

 wet fly length and 7% or 9 feet for dry fly fishing. 



TESTING 



After the leaders are made they should be stretched, 

 permitted to dry and then be carefully labeled and put 



Figure 6 



away. Some writers recommend testing each leader by 

 making it pull three or four pounds against a spring 



Figure 7 



scale. A two pound pull is enough and the angler 

 will soon learn to test his leaders with his hands with- 

 out putting undue strain on them. At any rate beware 

 of permitting some Herculean guide testing them with 

 his hands it cost us four dollars' worth of good 

 leaders once! 



