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Sizes The custom among angling writers to recommend a certain size of line for certain kinds of fishing without any consideration of the weight and action of the rod, is to be condemned because the line should match the rod to secure the most satisfactory results. I know of cases where young anglers have followed such recommendations and secured an unsuitable line and gave fly fishing up in disgust, claiming it " too much like work." Investigation showed that they had lines too heavy or too light for their rods and such circumstances require much effort to make a good cast. Taking a well-known and excellent American-made vacuum dressed line as a standard the proper sizes of lines would be approximately as follows: For American rods weighing less than 41/2 ounces, size F, tapered |
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