TVT OW we come to the color of the 
1 ” line. Has one color any advan¬ 
tage over another? Everybody must 
answer this question to suit himself, 
but the following hints may throw a 
little light on the subject. 
If we take several lines with the 
same surface finish but colored differ¬ 
ently, and hold these lines up against 
the light it will not be an easy matter 
to say which is which; and that, we 
must remember, is the point from 
which the fish views the line. 
Now, if we cast a dark colored line 
into the water, the normal background 
formed by the depth of water and the 
bottom of the river blends with the 
dark color of the line and makes it 
almost imposible for us to trace the 
line along the surface of the water. 
And if we make a long cast with a 
small dry-fly and use a dark colored 
line we sometimes fail to pick up or 
spot the fly immediately; but if we use 
a light colored line, one that contrasts 
with the dark background, the fly can 
be spotted much quicker, because all 
we have to do is to run our sight along 
the line and at the other side of the 
gap, that represents the invisible (to 
us) leader, the little fly is seen gayly 
sailing along. The foregoing is my 
reason for always trying to get as 
light colored line as possible. 
In dry-fly fishing the reel or “cast¬ 
ing” line should float. Mr. Coggeshall 
does not advise the use of any grease 
at all for this purpose. A very highly 
polished line will float without any 
further assistance, at least they tell 
me it will; personally I prefer some¬ 
thing else to insure my line floating. 
Various substances are advocated; my 
preference is for what is sold as being 
pure red deer fat, e.i., the snow-white, 
lard-like substance obtained from the 
red deer of Scotland, not as some people 
imagine a red-colored fat from a deer. 
I like this best because it does melt 
easily, and one rubbing down in the 
morning is sufficient to keep my line 
floating all day long; some of the other 
greases that are advocated seem to me 
to be rather thin and lacking in body. 
Some authorities state that deer fat 
will injure the line, but up to the pres¬ 
ent I have not come across a line that 
has had its dressing spoiled by deer 
fat. 
A final bit of advice: besides always 
taking great care to dry your line 
after a day’s fishing, it is frequently 
advisable to wash the line before you 
dry it; it is surprising to see the 
amount of dirt that can collect itself 
on a warm, dry day. 
If the line is dusty and it is not 
washed, the next morning’s rubbing 
down with grease tends to drive this 
dust, which is really very fine grit, 
into the outside finish of the line and 
thereby do anything but improve it. 
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