9* OBSERVATIONS 



Hair lines are proper for roach, dace r 

 \vhite bream, gudgeons, ruflf, and bleak, anJ 

 may consist of six or nine hairs. In the 

 choice of hair, observe that it is round, 

 and springs when strained a little, white and 

 sorrel are the best, black being too coarse 

 for angling, independant of the colour. 



In order to make hair lines, soak the hair 

 (being previously washed) in spring water 

 four or five hours, draw it out by the root 

 ends, which tie together, and cut off nearly 

 the whole of what appears weak at the other 

 ends, as the whole cannot be twisted, and it 

 will not diminish that part which is good ; 

 divide them into three parts (which are two 

 hairs each, if your line consists of six hairs, 

 and three if of nine),, tie a knot at the end 

 of each of these three parts, as regular in 

 distance from the end as you can, that the 

 weight in twisting may bear equally on all ; 

 hang eacb of the small ends on the hooks of 

 your twisting engine, screwed into a door 

 post or other piece of timber, a convenient 



