TACKLE AND OUTFIT. 
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or fifty yards, splice a loop on the line, and 
loop on one of your spare lengths. By this 
method you will be able in a minute to change 
line which shows signs of wear. Always avoid 
knots : the loop at the end of your line to which 
the trace is fastened should be spliced not 
knotted. 
The trace should be of steel piano wire, and 
you must twist it up yourself; at least I know 
no one who will do it for you. It should consist 
of three lengths of wire and four large swivels, 
an inch and a quarter long. Each length of 
wire should be about eight inches when twisted. 
The whole, therefore, is about thirty inches 
long, with a swivel at each end and between 
each length. The reason for so many swivels 
and such short lengths of wire is the extra¬ 
ordinary wriggling power of the dorado. 
Twisting the wire is important and difficult. 
The point to remember is that you must not 
merely twist the short end round the long, 
as you will find, owing to the malignity of 
inanimate things, it always wants to do, but 
you must twist each end in turn round the other, 
forming an even spiral, like a twisted roll of 
bread. Otherwise, if the short end is merely 
twisted round the long, the twist may draw. 
The secret lies in this : as you twist, see that 
the two ends, the short and the long, stand out 
at equal angles from the twisted fart. If they 
do not, if, for instance, the long length stands 
