To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend a garment or a machine.
The act of repositioning the fly line on the water in order to achieve a drag-free drift, control the action of the fly in the water or control the depth of the fly in the water column.
To manipulate the fly line in the water during a drift in order to make the fly act a certain way depending on what the angler is trying to accomplish with his or her artificial imitation.
1) A method of adjusting the fly line when water currents put slack into it. 2) What you must do to your pride when returning home too many times without fish.