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those hooks, we beg the reader to remark, that 

 the mode of numbering hooks, in order to 

 distinguish their size, is entirely different in 

 each of the above-named towns.* At Kendal 

 the smallest-sized hook is numbered 00 

 (double nought), and the largest No. 12. At 

 Redditch, on the contrary, the smallest-sized 

 hook is numbered 12, and the largest, 00, or 

 two noughts. Consequently, Kendal hooks 

 marked 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, and so on, will cor- 

 respond to Redditch hooks marked 12, 11, 10, 

 9, 8, and so on for the other numbers. The 

 following table will exactly show how they 

 correspond : 



Small sized. Large sized. 



KENDAL: 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. 11, 12. 

 REDDITCH: 12, 11, 10,9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, 00. 



Should you use Kendal hooks, the best size 

 for the Dove, in the hot months, is No. 1, 

 (we should recommend No. 0, but, on account 

 of the shortness of the shank, it will be found 

 too small) ; and No. 2 in the spring months, 

 and when the water is at its average fulness : 

 No. 3 is to be used when there is what is 

 termed a " flush" of water. All Kendal hooks 



* Fish-hooks are generally numbered from 1 to 12 : 

 No. 1 being the largest, and No. 12 the smallest in the 

 series. There are, however, hooks larger than No. 1 . and 

 smaller than No. 12. 



