. The encyclopaedia of sport. n gutis quite strongenough, and thehooks may bemounted on coogimp. Gimp ofthe next sizelarger is termedGO, and the sizelarger still, o. Line—Theline, or running-tackle, should besolid S-plait silk,thoroughly welldressed with anoil dressing, andas smooth aspossible on thesurface. The pikefisher shouldhave nothing to do with tines 71hich contain an inner core,or are hollow, or have so hard a dressingas to crack when bent, or so rough a dressingas to impede the running of the line throughthe rings. Reels—For a reel, nothing is better thanone 3i inches in diameter, of
. The encyclopaedia of sport. n gutis quite strongenough, and thehooks may bemounted on coogimp. Gimp ofthe next sizelarger is termedGO, and the sizelarger still, o. Line—Theline, or running-tackle, should besolid S-plait silk,thoroughly welldressed with anoil dressing, andas smooth aspossible on thesurface. The pikefisher shouldhave nothing to do with tines 71hich contain an inner core,or are hollow, or have so hard a dressingas to crack when bent, or so rough a dressingas to impede the running of the line throughthe rings. Reels—For a reel, nothing is better thanone 3i inches in diameter, of the Nottinghamtype, and fitted with either Bickerdyke or Slaterguard, to prevent the line untwisting and gettingout of place. It should have an optional made of wood, it should be taken to piecesand well vaselined or painted inside withenamel, to prevent the wood from getting wetand swelling. Not a single steel screw shouldbe used in its construction. I am now using anebonite reel made somewhat on the Nottingham. Snap Tackle. principle, called the Simplex, and am inclinedto believe it is about the best reel yet made. Ithas a Bickerdyke guard, which a slight pres-sure with the finger turns into a brake on therim of the reel, by means of which the checkcan be increased. Other excellent reels deserv-ing of mention are the Silex, Duplex and Ariel—the last mentioned so light that a puff of airmoves it. Rods—The rods should be about eleven feetin length, and should be furnished with threetops of different lengths and degrees of best makers are now turning out such ex-cellent pike-rods that very little advice is neces-sary on this point. For material, some anglers prefer green-heart, whileothers, becauseof its lightnessand toughness,prefer bamboo,but use green-heart for the topjoint, ^ery im-portant are therings with whichthe rod is should allbe equally large,with an internaldiameter of atleast f inch, andshould be fittedwith an internalrev
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