HOOKS. II 
ness” of the point makes it less likely to miss hooking 
than if it were turned more inwards. 
Fac-similes of the several sizes of my hooks are re- 
presented in the annexed plate, and the numbers given 
under each are those by which they are distinguished 
by the manufacturers. 
HOOKS USED IN TROLLING TACKLE.—TRIANGLES 
AND DOUBLE HOOKS. 
Whatever is the best bend for single hooks is @ fortiorz 
also the best for every description of triangles. 
All triangles should invariably be brazed (z.e. soldered) 
together, so as to form a single piece. This has a very 
great influence upon their killing power, principally, no 
doubt, because triangles which are only whipped to- 
gether are liable to slip or yield, when brought into 
sudden and violent contact with a fish’s jaws. 
Triangles of various sizes composed of my pattern of 
hook, as also double hooks for gorge-live-baiting and 
other purposes, are now being manufactured by Messrs. 
Hutchinson, the shank, in the larger sizes, being made a 
trifle shorter for the sake of neatness and lightness. 
The numbers correspond with those of the single hooks, 
according to the width of bend. 
TAIL-HOOKS. 
When my attention was first directed to the subject 
of Spinning-tackle, I found that one of the chief draw- 
