White line is made from hemp and it is supplied in skeins of 20 fathoms and measured by weight; the classification '2½-lb line', for example, indicates that 20 fathoms weighs 2½ lb.
Umgca omhlophe owenziwe ngehemp kwaye usetyenziswe kubude benxeba elikhululekileyo elingu 20 fathomus noku linganiswa bobunzima ubuyi- 21/2 1b, umzekelo ibonisa i20 yefathomus iveyisha 21/2 1b.