Bart Senior wrote:
What are the characteristics of a "Lead Line"?

Who first used the "Lead Line"?

What is the typical weight of a modern "Lead Line"?

What weight would you use for a 100 fathom "Lead Line"?

What are the standard patterns used to mark a "Lead Line"?



Too much to write.
Check out: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mosmd/handline.htm
The important things to note are, once you have learned the marking
pattern you can do it in the dark and the tallow in the bottom of the
lead tell you what the bottom is.