. Frank Forester's fish and fishing of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform] : illustrated from nature. Fishing; Fishes; Pêche sportive; Poissons. TROUT FISHING. 415. Two feet from the first knot, have a similar knot. The ends of all the other knots, except the one which secures the tail-fly, tie neatly with waxed silk, as near the color of the casting-line as you can. I'he knot should be the 'water-knot.' Let the first dropper or drop-fly be tied on gut three and a half or four inches long, the second a shade longer. Upon the end of each link upon which the drop
. Frank Forester's fish and fishing of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform] : illustrated from nature. Fishing; Fishes; Pêche sportive; Poissons. TROUT FISHING. 415. Two feet from the first knot, have a similar knot. The ends of all the other knots, except the one which secures the tail-fly, tie neatly with waxed silk, as near the color of the casting-line as you can. I'he knot should be the 'water-knot.' Let the first dropper or drop-fly be tied on gut three and a half or four inches long, the second a shade longer. Upon the end of each link upon which the drop-fly is tied, let the knot be that in the cut. The slip-knot on the casting-line, as depicted in the plate, can be pulled open by catching the little projections on each side, and pulling them apart. I insert the knot end of the drop-fly between the opening or two links, and then pull the knot together, and the dropper hangs perpendicular. There is no more secure or neater knot; every cast tends to increase its security; and there is no con- trivance whereby the drop-flies can work, or hang so well. The reason why we whip or tie the ends of all the knots save those for the drop- pers and tuil-fly, is, that when fishing in stream or pond, if the projec- tions of the knots are exposed, the casting-line will constantly become foul and heavy, by every floating piece of grass or stuff", which will ad- here to the sharp projections of the knots. " Objections may be made) to knotting the tail-fly to the casting-line, and thus making it a fixture. The answer to this is, that the advan- tage is far greater than the disadvantage. One can in a moment slip out either or both his droppers, by drawing apart the knot, and in- 82rt other flies; or he can, as every man should, when fishing, have a perfect mounted casting-line ' all round his hat;' and it is only the work of a moment to cut the discarded casting-line from the stationary link attached to the reel-line, and tie on the s
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