CHAPTER III 



HOOKS 



THE purpose of the hook is primarily, of course, 

 to connect the salmon firmly and securely to 

 the angler. 



It, however, performs another function, for, 

 by varying its relative proportions and the 

 thickness of its iron, it has considerable in- 

 fluence upon the practical effect of the pattern 

 dressed on it. This point has already been 

 touched upon in the preceding chapter when 

 discussing " style." 



It is not my intention nor should I be 

 able to give a lengthy dissertation on the 

 mechanical principles underlying the act of 

 hooking. That has already been done by 

 other and more capable writers. But it may 

 not, perhaps, be out of place to mention a few 

 points which occur to me as being of practical 

 importance. They need not detain us long. 



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