. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 96 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. Fig. 26. A. Blood knot. This is the best knot you can use for tying together two pieces of natural or artificial gut. Its advantage is that the short ends of gut point at such an angle that they do not pick up stray bits of pond scum or rotted plant fibers. Its disad- vantage is that in a dim light with half-frozen fingers you may not be able to tie it. You don't need to tie the blood knot exactly as it is
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 96 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. Fig. 26. A. Blood knot. This is the best knot you can use for tying together two pieces of natural or artificial gut. Its advantage is that the short ends of gut point at such an angle that they do not pick up stray bits of pond scum or rotted plant fibers. Its disad- vantage is that in a dim light with half-frozen fingers you may not be able to tie it. You don't need to tie the blood knot exactly as it is shown here—an extra turn or two won't hurt anything. B. This is a very easy knot to tie, but the short ends will pick up pond scum, etc. The knot is perfectly satisfactory for natural gut but not for imitation. C. This is essentially the same knot as "B" but has an extra turn on each end. It is perfectly satisfactory for natural gut and with care can be used for imitation gut. When tying this material be sure to pull all ends tight and then pull hard on the long ends to make sure the knot is holding. D. This knot is used to fasten the line to the loop in the end of your leader. Rigging Your Tackle The steps are as follows: 1. Put the leader to soak. This should be done suiue time in advance. 2. Put the rod together. Take the bottom two sections, line up the guides accurately and slip the ferrules together. If the guides of the two parts are not in line, pull the two sections apart and try again, but never under any circumstances twist a split bamboo rod. A\Tien the bottom two sections are together, rest the butt on the ground and slip the tip into place. 3. Attach the reel and make sure it is turned so the handle is on the side where you want it. 4. Thread the line through the guides and make sure that you don't miss any guides or take a turn around the rod with the line. This sounds like superfluous advice but it isn't, as can be testified by any one who has put
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