TABLE OF CO:^TEXTS. 



PART FIKST. 



TERMINOLOGY, MORPHOLOGY, AND PHYSIOLOGY. 



CHAPTER I. — Scientific History of the Black Bass— Views of La 

 c^pede, Rafinesque, LeSueur, Cuvier, DeKay, Agassiz, Gill, Cope, 

 Jordan, et al., ....... IL 



CHAPTER II.— Nomenclature and Morphology— Generic and specific 

 descriptions of all authors, ..... 65. 



CHAPTER III.— General and Special Features of the Black Bass, 135. 



CHAPTER IV.— Coloration of the Black Bass, . . . 145. 



CHAPTER v.— Geographical Distribution, . . . 154. 



CHAPTER VI.— Habits of the Black Bass— Spawning and Hatching, 

 Food and Growth, Hibernation, etc., .... 162. 



CHAPTER VII. — Intelligence and Special Senses. Seeing, Hear- 

 ing, etc., ........ 175. 



CHAPTER VIII.— On Stocking Inland Waters with Black Bass, 185. 



PART SECOND. 



TOOLS, TACKLE AND IMPLEMENTS. 



CHAPTER IX.— Fishing Rods— Natural Rods— Wooden Rods— Origin 

 of Split Bamboo Rod — Bait Rods — Minnow Rods — Henshall Rod — 

 Cuvier Club Rod — Welles Rod — Horae-rnade Rods — How to make 

 Split Bamboo Rods— Fly-Rods, etc., . . . . 195. 



CHAPTER X.— Fishing Reels— Click Reel-s- Multiplying Reels, 237. 



CHAPTER XL — Fishing Lines— How Lines are made — Reel Lines for 

 Bait Fishing — Reel Lines for Fly-Fishing — Hand Lines, etc., 252. 



CHAPTER XII. — Silkworm Gut — How Silkworm Gut is made — Leaders 

 or Casting Lines — Snells or Snoods — Knots, . . . 270. 



CHAPTER XIII.— Fish Hooks— How Hooks are made—Various kinds 

 of Hooks— Barbless Hooks, . . . . . 283. 



CHAPTER XIV.— Artificial Flies —Various Kinds of Bass Flies— 

 Hackles— Winged Flies, etc., ..... 294, 



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