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close home to the origo malt, in short, should thoroughly prevent 

 w>ur line from twisting. 



The sizes of swivels are as follow : — 



No. 1 single swirel ia •;,', of an inch long. 



The double swivels, being made of two s\\ ivels linked together, 

 are nearly double these lengths, and are similarly numbered from 

 1 to 9. The sizes most convenient for Mahseer are, in my opinion, 

 Xos. 3 and 4. 



Hooks draw dreadfully in India, from the great heat drying up 

 and shrinking tin ■ -m, as well as slackening the 



Hooks drawing. .... , . 



silk tying, and making the wax as brittle as resin. 

 Every fisherman in India should be ready to re-tie his hooks afresh 

 after any length of time ; and every tackle-maker should take 

 precautions in making up Indian tackle, which he does not con- 

 descend to do with English tackle. Two hundred years ago, 

 careful old Izaak Walton advised one to singe the end of the gut 

 before tying a fly, and this should always be done with trout flies 

 for Indian use. It is neglected because flies are tied in the day- 

 light, when a candle is not at hand, and because it is considered 

 unnecessary. But for India it is necessary, however good the fly 

 tyer, and should never be neglected, or at least the gut should be 

 flattened between the teeth. 



1: salmon flies for Indian use, the same precaution should be 

 taken ; or the simpler one- of tying a common knot in the gut. 

 There is so much thickness of body in a salmon By that this knot 

 is concealed under it, and is not noticeable, as it woidd be in a 

 -mall trout fly. 



With a treble hook, the obvious plan is to double the gut, and 

 hring it half way w\> the other side of the hook. It is impossible 

 fur it to slip then. All nights of spinning tackle, and all minnows 



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