HOOKS. 1 1 



ness" of the point makes it less likely to miss hooking 

 than if it were turned more inwards. 



Fac-similes of the several sizes of my hooks are re- 

 presented in the annexed plate, and the numbers given 

 under each are those by which they are distinguished 

 by the manufacturers. 



Hooks used in Trolling Tackle. — Triangles 

 AND Double Hooks. 



Whatever is the best bend for single hooks is a fortiori 

 also the best for every description of triangles. 



All triangles should invariably be brazed {i.e. soldered) 

 together, so as to form a single piece. This has a very 

 great influence upon their killing power, principally, no 

 doubt, because triangles which are only whipped to- 

 gether are liable to slip or yield, when brought into 

 sudden and violent contact with a fish's jaws. 



Triangles of various sizes composed of my pattern of 

 hook, as also double hooks for gorge-live-baiting and 

 other purposes, are now being manufactured by Messrs. 

 Hutchinson, the shank, in the larger sizes, being made a 

 trifle shorter for the sake of neatness and lightness. 

 The numbers correspond with those of the single hooks, 

 according to the width of bend. 



Tail- Hooks. 



When my attention was first directed to the subject 

 of Spinning-tackle, I found that one of the chief draw- 



