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ferred to a balance handle, but in either case 

 there should be a projecting rim or safety band, 

 within which the handle revolves, in order to 

 prevent fouling of the line. My own 'preference 

 is for the English pattern, with a knobbed handle 

 affixed to the edge of a revolving disk on the 

 face of the reel. A multiplying reel with an 

 adjustable click may be utilized instead of a click 

 reel for fly-fishing. 



The enamelled, braided silk line is the only one 

 suitable for casting the fly, and there is no better. 

 A level line will answer, but a tapered one is 

 better adapted for long casts. It may taper 

 toward one end or both ways from the centre, 

 the latter being preferable. From twenty-five to 

 thirty yards is sufficient for all emergencies. It 

 should be thoroughly dried every day it is used. 

 A convenient way is to wind it around the back 

 of a chair. 



Leaders may be from three to six feet long, 

 accordingly as one or two flies are used in the 

 cast. It should be composed of single, clear, 

 round silkworm-gut fibre, tapering from the reel 

 line to the distal end. It should not be tested to 

 a greater weight than two pounds, as testing silk- 

 worm gut weakens it very materially. It may be 



