SEA FISH; 



AND 



HOW TO CATCH THEM. 



Lines. 



MUCH might be written on this subject, which, to 

 the fisherman, is an all-important one ; and very few 

 articles forming his equipment have undergone greater 

 improvements in their manufacture and preparation. 

 Those of round plait,* dressed with waterproof liquid, 

 are, for small and medium-sized fish, infinitely the 

 strongest and most durable I have ever used, and, 

 although a little more expensive in the beginning, are 

 cheapest in the end. I have one in use now, which I 

 took out to India with me, fished with it frequently, 

 and carried it some thousands of miles through the 

 interior, exposed often to the heat of the sun, and to 

 other destructive agencies, " ants included," enough 



* Lines of this kind, according to the numbers referred to in 

 this book, are to be obtained at Mr; Lloyd's line manufactory, 

 Redditclx, Worcestershire. 



