160 Impromptu winch and running line. Chapt. xiii. 



right angles to this, another similar piece of iron, which 

 will correspond to the piece of brass usually found at the 

 bottom of all reels for tying them on to the rod, or for 

 slipping them into fittings for the purpose. All your reel 

 wants now is a handle, which should not be attached to 

 the centre, as is usual, but should be simply a peg of 

 comfortable-thickness, and jutting out a convenient length 

 from the side opposite the extra block and iron, and 

 fastened into the side about one-third from the edge. A 

 small screw run through a little bit of hollow wood or 

 bamboo will do very well for this purpose. When you 

 turn the handle the whole reel will revolve, the block 

 and iron only being stationary. This is necessary to 

 prevent friction of the cord against the sides of the winch. 

 A winch of this description can be made of a good 

 size, without being heavy, because wood is lighter than 

 metal; and if required of a large and somewhat clumsy 

 size to hold a quantity of thick cord for sea-fishing, can 

 be attached to a waist belt, and the cord still run through 

 the rings. Almost any amount of running line can thus 

 be carried without inconvenience, whereas if it were on a 

 reel attached to the rod, its weight would soon tire the hand. 

 Fair running line, as a make-shift, you 

 Running hne. can ^ U y f r0 m the coast fishermen, who will 

 certainly be within a day or two's post of you, so that' 

 you will not have so long to wait as if you were order- 

 ing from home, and will have about R. 1 to pay. 



English made, bare hooks of sizes, are 



Hooks. 



procurable in most seacoast towns, as they 



