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lias decreased in size. 



Of the standard back-lines, by far the best for securing swift 

 control in emergency is the " Standard, Waterproof, Braided Silk 

 Line," manufactured at Kcdditch, and supplied to the trade by Messrs. 

 Allcock and Co. 



Personally, I use K)o yards of size I-", and consider it better than 

 the larger or smaller size. 



THE HERCULES GUT CASTS. 



The advantages of using good gut are so obvious, and so univer- 

 sally recognised, that it is almost unnecessary to expatiate on them. 

 To every one engaged in salmon angling a really reliable gut cast is 

 not only advantageous, but absolutely necessary for insuring against 

 loss of fish. 



These special casts ;ire supplied to the trade by Allcock and Co., 

 Redditch, and can be had at Farlow's, Kji, Strand. By steeping the 

 gut in an excellent preparation, the qualities of softness and pliability 

 are so considerably increased, that the mischief usually arising from 

 the process of knotting it into different lengths is completely avoided. 

 This preparatory treatment not only gives to the gut extra strength 

 and flexibility, but protects it from the injurious action of air and 

 light, and, what is still more important, enables it to withstand the 

 rough usage of the kelts. This, in my opinion, is the best possible 

 testimony to the fact that the essential properties of this gut make it 

 more than nrdinariU- suited lo our purpose. In fact, myrelf and 



