10 SPINNING-TACKLE I 



of the gentle art but could describe to a 

 nicety the sensation of that slight sharp 

 jerk on the lowest ring, which told him that 

 his running line had come to an unmistak- 

 able standstill, and that his glittering Archi- 

 median with a yard or two of cherished 

 salmon-gut was in all probability grace- 

 fully decorating the top of the nearest 

 willow ? 



The remedy for this evil hitherto recom- 

 mended by the masters of the craft, is to 

 " take off the trace, and trail the running 

 line two or three times across the nearest 

 grass field." This plan is at best, however, 

 but a temporary expedient, besides costing 

 much trouble, and what a fisherman canf 

 still less afford much time. The enemy 

 also is certain to return within half an hour, 

 more vigorous than e\er. 



Now if we examine the diagnosis of kink- 

 ing, we shall find that nothing can be 

 simpler than the disease and its cure. 



