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cket. In stringing up the rod and in cast- 
g the reel is left on the platform, but the line 
ould be unrolled from it like tape and never 
uled off in coils, else it will kink, snarl and 
eak. 
ae casting, if one thing is constantly kept in 
| ind, this line will last a long time. It is this: 
lever strip in line while the rod is upright. 
‘ \lways keep the rod parallel with the line, or 
early so, in stripping. Otherwise the enamel 
rill break at the rod top every time it is pulled 
|harply enough to bend it at an angle. 
If, after practice, you find that the tapers are 
|ot what they should be, in your opinion, you 
jave the advantage of being able to take your 
jne apart and change it until it suits you; or 
jf the free end becomes worn, you can discard 
|| section and put in a new one, make the tapers 
}onger or shorter, etc. Splices are not difficult 
10 make, but if you have a fly-tyer’s vise it is 
| dvisable to use it in holding the line. Better 
finding will result. 
|, For this splicing, and for all rod and tackle 
/epairs, a bit of wax is a necessity. It is easily 
jzade as follows: Melt together over a slow 
re in a small tin dish or cup one ounce of 
jOsin and 20 grains of beeswax. Stir with a 
{ine stick, then add 60 grains of fresh, unsalted 
jard, or if this is not obtainable, an equal quan- 
jity of mutton tallow. Stir for several minutes, 
jhen pour the mixture into a basin of cold water. 
Now rub a little vaseline on your fingers, to 
revent the wax sticking to them at first, take 
{t out of the water and pull and work it until 
t becomes a cream color, then put it in a bit 
jf chamois leather and it is ready for use. It 
Hot only makes winding silk adhere, but it coats 
\t with a glossy, waterproof dressing. 
| This splicing can be carried into an indefinite 
jiumber of combinations, but is best in making 
. line with a short taper on one end and a long 
laper on the other. For example, I have made 
| salmon fly line as follows: 
Ly gg AES eg OYE See BT he alt Sy 
10 10°10" 65 915° 10; 65 
| 
Another line, made up hurriedly, in order to 
1 
é 
iry out different tapers with rods of various 
jveights, was made as follows 
y Peer ee les CD! ) cE; 
) eee 40" 2.420: #10 5 
d 
) 
This is in reality two single tapered lines 
joined on a long piece of F. One taper was 
ried out, then the line reversed on the reel and 
|he other end tried. It is not, however, advis- 
lble to make lines of this sort. 
In the data given above, where the size B is 
Jeterred to, it means American lines, for the 
j‘nglish air-pump-filled lines of equal size would 
je too heavy for single-hand rods. It may be 
rell, for rods not of great stiffness, however, to 
ubstitute C for B, and grade the smaller sizes 
hroughout to one size smaller. Many of the 
}} and C lines are so near alike in diameter that 
nly by the use of a micrometer gauge can any 
Jifference be found. 
Now, for the 5-ounce rod, a line can be spliced 
{s follows for experimenting: 
Gah BE eK G 
Total length 
5 10 45 10 5 
75 feet. 
After you have become sufficiently expert to 
ast 70 feet or more, it can be replaced with one 
aving a total of 90 feet, that being the length 
enerally employed in trout fishing, and these 
ipers will be found better adapted to your in- 
reased skill: 
Garo Ee ok G 
odd ” OO 15 5 
Total length 
feet. 
Although it is not advisable to do so, a line 
hat has been carefully spliced can be used in 
}y-fishing. A good splice need not weaken the 
ne at all, and as a rule it will bear greater 
itrain than will the tapered leader used on it. 
Perry D. FRAZER. 
} All the fish laws of the United States and Can- 
da, revised to date and now in force, are given 
1 the Game Laws in Brief. See adv. 
Anglers’ Club of New York. 
conditions were ideal on Oct. 12, 
held at the Pool in Central 
showing lack of prac- 
the second time the 
salt water rod pre- 
WEATHER 
and three events were 
Park. Scores were low, 
tice. R. J. Held won for 
sixteen strip split bamboo 
eae by the veteran angler, John R. Cushier, 
and it became the doctor’s property. Edward B. 
Rice won first prize cup in the quarter-ounce dis- 
tance bait-casting, and Dr. Held second cup. In 
the salmon event the cups went, first to V. R. 
Grimwood, and second to Perry D. Frazer. The 
scores: 

Quarter-ounce bait-casting, handicap: 
- Best Cast. Allowance. Score. 
Pict EPRICE oe. Wleetrseeeulds rs «tas 117 2 138 
Pe EL OL Se rere, tess anisicnia aia 13 0 131 
George La Branche ............ 104 i 121 
Bn Joe EAESINY coapetteianscnitinc shes 96 21 17 
Veter Grimsha wisn... dentate te 83 21 104 
Mia ley Sw tfh Bs aieyelcnin carnranes ciel 82 17 99 
Was Th AE CCin gis fey eerie me ieee 87 11 98 
Ry ey lua Wren. vecsseans ster eauss 76 21 97 
lahore g SMe idobent-bel) Aners An conogeS 65 6 71 
Half-ounce bait-casting for Cushier rod, average of five 

casts: 
RD Nia SECLG see ice 143 151 158 149 143 148 4-5 
Perry D. Frazer.185 118 155 155 1606 144 7-10 
G. La Branche 132 *25 1383 131 # 131 110 2-5 
R. B. Lawrence Sh AAA ae 110 1-5 
V. R. Greenwood ... aia NCE 110 
Harry Friedman, E. B. Rice, M. H. Smith, A. J. 
Marsh, W. G. Geety withdrew. 





TOURNAMENT FLY LINES. 
“REEL” 
FOR 
Any wood worker can turn this from a piece of poplar 
or white pine. Its diameter is 9 inches; thickness, 1 inch; 
width of rim, 144 inches; depth of groove, % inch; width 
of groove, % inch. It will hold any fly line, as sixty 
yards of size B salmon line has been used on. such a 
“reel.” A loop of cord is attached to end of line, then 
looped over the hoop, pulled taut, then the casting line 
rolled on, 
Salmon fly-casting, handicaps, best cast in seven min- 
utes: 
Best Cast, 
Feet. Allowance. Score. 
Nia Re CAEL WiGO Gls cdots cewices 101 4 105 
Perv De Prazer..c.svatmenuaees 102 0 102 
George, La “Branchew..ce ds sass 97 3 100 
hohe MARE IC Dica) shrine ae nwanemte mare e 94 6 100 
R. 1a 3 I ene ee cee ronan 87 8 95 
Walter McGuckiny 25.5.0 cee 81 8 89 
The Anglers’ Club has presented loving cup 
to the Newark Bait- and Fly-Casting Club, of 
Newark, N. J., for competition, and Secretary 
Mapes informs us it will probably be offered for 
bait-casting, to become the property of the mem- 
ber winning it three times. 
Quite a number of New York anglers will 
attend the first tournament of the Newark club, 
to-day, Oct. 19. They will leave on the 1 o’clock 
boat of the Liberty street ferry. To reach 
Weequahic Lake from the Broad street station in 
Newark, take Elizabeth trolley car to Weequahic 
Park race track, twenty minutes’ ride and a walk 
of five minutes to the lake. 
The Anglers’ Club all-day tournament on Oct. 
26 will commence at 9 o’clock A. M. Events as 
follows: Five-ounce fly, distance. Heavy rod 
fly, distance. Salmon fly, distance. Quarter- 
ounce, bait, distance. Half-ounce bait, distance. 
Dry-fly, accuracy. Quarter or half-ounce bait, 
accuracy. Switch fly casting. Appropriate prizes 
in each event. 
The events on Nov. 2, at 2 P. M., will be as 
follows: Salmon fly, distance. Heavy rod fly, 
distance. Five-ounce rod fly, distance, for cups. 
California Fishing. 
SAn Francisco, Cal., Oct. 5.—Editor Forest 
and Stream: The first tournament of the South- 
ern California Rod and Reel Club closed on Sept. 
30, but to date the awards have not been an- 
nounced. Throughout the seasen the fishing has 
been poor and few of the prize catches are re- 
markable for size. 
With the records of the last two days unre- 
ported the prize winners appear as follows: 
Black sea bass, F. C. Gay, 100 pounds. 
White sea bass, I. C. Gay, 45% pounds. 
Yellowtail, F. (OF Gay, 28%4 pounds. 
Albacore, "Ed Winfield, 33 pounds. 
Croaker, Sherman Baker, 744 pounds. 
Corbina, Eugene Elliott, 6% pounds. 
Yellowfin, A. M. Morse, 3% pounds. 
Rock bass, F. C. Gay, 7 pounds. 
Striped bass, S. Simmons, 5 pounds. 
Halibut (leather medal), Sherman Baker, 
Walter A. Geff, a member of the club, caught 
a 15-pound striped bass on light tackle accord- 
ing to rule, but as the fish was caught in San 
Francisco Bay, and not on the southern Cali- 
fornia coast, it is not believed that the committee 
will consider this catch. 
23 pounds, 
The Southern California Rod and Reel Club 
held a fly-casting tournament and barbecue at 
Redondo Beach Sept. 22. Fishing was also in- 
dulged in for several hours, C. V. Barton tak- 
ing off the honors in this line with a 25-pound 
albacore. The barbecue included the fish taken 
in the forenoon and was under the management 
of Ed Winfield, J. G. Jones and Roy Shaver. 
The casting records were as follows: 

Two and one-half ounce, single-handed casting: 
Wm F Weber.. 74 0 0 80 95 
Si, OO DIET recanele 0 82 83 70 82 
EV EViGtt) won ae 0 122 109 0 101 
iE) Salyer:.... 116 0 25 149 144 
Smith Warren..146 1-2 170 187 167 3-4 172 5-6 
Sherman Baker 0 197 7-12 1991-4 208 210 
Emile Parker... 0 0 134 1-4 114 5-6 60 
Wo Le Hellerss.. 0 0 114 0 103 1-2 
W G Stearns...157 1-6 0 105 117 : 
C K B Aumock 0 94 1-4 0 
Unlimited, two-handed: 
> Lowenthal...118 25 129 112 SE 
eV Parkers... 9.0 100 35 0 0 
C A Blackmar.. 0 75 144 173 146 
WE Rupley=<. 0 135 82 137 135 
J B Winston. - 169 0 0 183 172 
A B Conrad. 135 ay ae d joke 
Geo Reynolds. -1lda 139 156 166 153 
W L Heller....106 129 125 121 128 
Smith Warren got the high average, 168 4-5 
feet and Sherman Baker made the lo ngest si ingle 
cast, 210 feet. Both these were single hand 
casters. 
The run of steelhead salmon in the Eel River 
began last week, and on Sept. 28 the advance 
guard of the San Francisco salmon sportsmen 
took the steamer for Eureka. 

In San Francisco Bay striped 
in an appearance, good fishing being reported 
from Rodeo, San Pablo, Giant and Tiburon 
Lagoon. Along the water front anglers are hav- 
ing a lot of fun fishing for smelt. The best fish- 
ing is had on the outgoing tide with a free run- 
ass are putting 
ning reel, about fifty yards of line, a light 
gossamer leader and three small flies bringing 
the best results. 
Nobody has a good word to say for the tuna 
fishing at Catalina this season. L. P. Streeter, 
secretary of the big clubs of the island, says: 
“We have seen plenty of tuna and I think they 
are anything but scarce around the island now. 
We cannot persuade them to bite, however, and 
in consequence Potter, Eddy and most of the 
rest of us are about disgusted. Eddy has gone 
east and Potter has taken a rest. The bottom 
seems to have dropped out of the sport. A. W. 
Hooper, who came all the way from Boston to 
catch a tuna and stayed three weeks in vain try- 
ing to get one, finally gave it up and went to 
Aransas Pass where the tarpon ought to be 
running well by now.” AAs Bs 
PROFITING by a temporary dearth of visitors in 
front of his cage, the wild man of Borneo in 
the dime museum pulled off his grizzly tousled 
wig and wiped his closely cropped head. 
“Be Jarge!” he muttered, “this naycher fakin’ 
is ha-ard wurruk,’’—Chicago Tribune. 








































































