96 SPORTSMAN'S HAND BOOK. 



SNELL, SNOOD, GIMP. 



If the inquirers through the Forest and Stream will try 

 the following plan for fastening snells to hooks they will 

 never have occasion to complain of them slipping off: 



Get a roll of rubber cement such as is used to fasten 

 bicycle tires, (it can be procured where bicycles are sold) 

 warm the shank of the hook in a lamp sufficient to melt the 

 cement, then draw the shank of the hook across a piece of 

 the cement and enough will adhere to answer the purpose. 

 Let it cool for a second to prevent it from sticking to the 

 fingers, then press the end of the snell on in just the position 

 you wish it to remain. After allowing the cement to stiffen 

 a little more wrap with good thread, and if you have just 

 the proper quantity of cement and the right consistency the 

 wrapping thread will bury into the cement smoothly; it 

 will be perfectly waterproof and stick to the business under all 

 circumstances. The cement also answers well to waterproof 

 thread or cord for wrapping; use as you would cobbler's 

 wax. 



The best way to snood hooks with silkworm gut is, in- 

 stead of fastening the gut directly to the hook, to fasten a 

 small loop of relaid linen line No. 5 to the hook as directed 

 for snell. The loop should be quite small, not over one- 

 eighth of an inch. Then prepare the gut by tying a loop at 

 each end, one for attaching the hook through the small loop 

 on hook, the other for attaching the line. Many advantages 

 are gained by this method, the gut is double near the hook, 

 it also forms a flexible joint and avoids the annoyance of 

 chafing or breaking off by being bent short; in case a hook 

 is broken another can be easily attached to the same gut. 

 Hooks and gut can be carried separately and attached when 

 required for use. If flies were tied in the same manner 

 many anglers would find fewer occasions to lose their religion 

 by having their flies break off where the gut joins the hook. 



