TABLE OF C0NTE:NTS. 



PART FIRST. 



TERMINOLOGY, MORPHOLOGY, AND PHYSIOLOGY. 



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

 C(5pede, Rafinesque, LeSueur, Cuvier, DeKay, Agassiz, Gill, Cope, 

 Jordan, et al., ....... 11. 



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 — Home-made Rods — How to make 

 Split Bamboo Rods- Flj'-Rods, etc., .... 195. 



CHAPTER X.— Fishing Reels— Click Reels— Multiplying Reels, 237. 



CHAPTER XI.— 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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