CONTENTS. 



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Of the Hook, l 



Of Gut and Weed, 3 



To stain Gut, or Weed, Brown, 4 



To stain Gut, or Weed, of a Water Colour, 5 



Of Gimp, 7 



Of Horse-Hair, 7 



To make a Line of Horse-Hair, 8 



How to wag^our Silk, 11 



Of fastening me Line to the Rod, 13 



Of Floats, 14 



Of Split Shot, and other Weights, 19 



Of fixing Hooks to Lines, 21 



Of baiting a Hook with Worms, 24 



Of the Reel, 28 



Of the Rod, and Reel-Line, 38 



Of the Hidden, or Finishing Knot, 44 



Of the Landing- Net, and of landing Fishes, 45 



Of the Gaff, 48 



Of the Clearing-Ring, 48 



Of the Butt-Hook, 50 



Of the Disgorger, 51 



Of the Minnow-Net, 52 



Of the Minnow-Kettle, 52 



Of Baits, , 53 



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