ON ANGLING. 9* 



LINES. 



Lines for salmon, pike, barbel, chub, 

 and large bream, are made of silk or hemp, 

 and should not be too hard twisted. In the 

 choice of them, take care that they are even, 

 and free from flaws, otherwise they will not 

 run freely through the rings. The whip, 

 cord lines sold in the country, are sized, 

 rubbed even, and tied very tight in hanks, 

 in this state they look well, but have a 

 very different appearance after they have 

 been in the water ; and out of a line of sixty 

 yards, it will be difficult to get twenty yards 

 cf one entire piece, even and good* Raw 

 silk makes very good lines, the finer sort 

 twisted together, for salmon, trout, perch, 

 chub, and large bream; and the coarser for 

 pike, barbel, and eels. These as well as 

 lines made of silk (when new) ought to be 

 tied rather tight at both ends, and rubbed 

 with elder or cabbage leaves, and afterwards 

 trailed upon the grafs, which will make them 

 soft, and prevent their kinking 



