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with a small round knot in the end of the line to prevent 

 its working loose. 



Fig. 5 is another method of fastening reel-line to loop 

 of leader, or snell ; it is a very safe and secure knot, and 

 is a modification of the " reef-knot," (fig. 10). 



Fig. 6 is similar to fig. 5, with the end of line fastened 

 on itself by a half-hitch ; it is very secure, but a little 

 more difficult to untie than fig. 5. Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6 are 

 all good knots for bending the line to loop of leader, or 

 snell ; they draw up close and snug, will not slip, and are 

 easily loosened. The angler can take his choice, but he 

 should never tie his line and leader together by the com- 

 mon knot (similar to fig. 1), or the square knot (fig. 10). 

 The leader should always be provided with a loop in each 

 end, neatly seized with good sewing silk, and varnished. 

 In bait-fishing, a loop may be formed on the end of the 

 reel-line, by which it may be fastened to one ring of the 

 swivel, when it is desired to pass the loop of the snell 

 through the opposite ring. 



Fig. 7 is the " single water-knot," for tying lengths of 

 gut together to form the leader; it consists in half-hitches 

 at the ends of the gut-lengths, which are formed around 

 the opposing gut- lengths, as shown in the figure; this forms 

 a sliding knot for securing the end of the snell of a drop- 



fly- 



Fig. 8 is the " double water-knot " for the same purpose 

 as fig. 7; it is more secure, but not so neat, as double 

 hitches are used in its construction, as plainly shown in 

 the figure. 



Fig. 9, shows the method of fastening the snell of a 

 dropper by the single or double water-knots. After the 

 two parts of the water-knot are drawn tight, as shown in 



