A RATIONAL " SERIES 45 



extend his " approval in principle " to " con- 

 firmation by use," he can procure them in any 

 of the sizes figured at the establishment in 

 Thomas Street already mentioned, to whose 

 principal viz., Mr. John Forrest, a member, 

 it is perhaps needless to add, of the well-known 

 Kelso firm of rod makers and tackle dealers I 

 am personally indebted for the very painstaking 

 care and valuable co-operation, without which 

 it would have been impossible to get these 

 hooks satisfactorily made. 



I must hasten to add that in drawing atten- 

 tion to these hooks I have no ulterior personal 

 motives to serve, no axe to grind in the shape 

 of concessions or royalties in the sale of the 

 hooks, my only desire being to put the reader 

 in the way of testing a practical series of well- 

 made hooks, arranged on a simple and rational 

 basis, on the assumption that he, like myself 

 and many others, has felt the urgent need of 

 some such series, and will not be entirely 

 ungrateful for the information. 



It will be observed that, with the exception 

 of series D (on Plate XI.), which includes hooks 

 for small patterns, the increment of variation 

 is i inch (which is quite small enough for all 



