SOAK GUT BEFORE TYING. 



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end of soaked gut on the shank, and begin to wind it on at 

 the end of the shank, winding close, tight, and neat, until 

 you have wound down to near the end of the gut, or nearly 

 half the length of the shank, when hold the end of your silk 

 there and form a loop of the remainder, and cast it three or 

 four times over the shank as represented ; then draw up the 

 loop by the end of the silk thread, which will leave the end 

 fastened under those three or four loops cast over the bend 

 of the hook, thus forming a good finish, so that you may 

 cut the end of the silk thread close to the tie without dan- 

 ger of its drawing. 



