UN ales. 
PART I.—TACKLE. 
GENERAL REMARKS, Pp. I. 
CHAPTER I., pp. 5—15. 
HOOKS. 
Imperfections of hooks ; bend, over-tineness of wire and ‘springing,’ shank 
point, barb, p. 6. 
Proper mechanical theory of—penetration, holding-power, strength, lightness, 
neatness, p. 9. 
Existing Lends of hooks—Sneck, Sproat, Limerick, round, Kirby, and their 
defects ; ‘ hog-backed’ hooks, p. 9. 
New pattern of hook descriled, p. 10. 
Hooks for trolling tackle—Triangles and double hooks, tail and reverse hooks. 
Lip-hooks, with gimp loops and metal loops; faults of existing patterns, 
new patterns described, p. 14. 
CHAPTER IL., pp. r6—22. 
SPINNING TACKLE: FLIGHTS, LEADS, AND SWIVELS. 
Flights—Loss of fish, &c., with old-fashioned flights. New flights, flying 
triangles, p. 18. 
Kinking—Causes of, defective leads; the remedy, improved leads, p. 20. 
Swivels—Number, arrangement ; double swivels, ‘loop swivels,’ p. 22. 
CHAPTER IIL., pp. 23—38. 
LINES AND REELS, 
Trolling lines and dressing for, p. 26. 
Reel-lines for fly fishing— Dressed line, silk and hair, spun cotton, p. 27. 
Reel-lines for bottom fishing—‘ Nottingham line,’ p. 28. 
Gut lines—Choice of gut, ‘drawn gut.’ Staining gut—Defective stains; one 
general stain recommended ; ‘red water’ and other stains, p. 31. 
Hair—Objectionable for every kind of fishing; staining: dyeing feathers, p. 33. 
Gimp—Different qualities and sizes; method of staining, p. 34. 
Reeis—Wooden reels or ‘ pirns,’ multipliers, plain reels, check reels, aluminium 
reels. A suggested improvement in reels, p. 38. 
