CONTENTS. 



PART L— TACKLE. 



GENERAL REMARKS, p. I. 



CHAPTER I., pp. 5—15. 



HOOKS. 



Imperfections of hooks ; bend, over-fineness of wire and 'springing,' shank 



point, barb, p. 6. 

 Proper mechanical theory 0/^— penetration, holding-power, strength, lightness, 



neatness, p. 9. 

 Existing lends of hooks — Sneck, Sproat, Limerick, round, Kirby, and their 



defects ; ' hog-backed' hooks, p. 9. 

 Neio pattern of hook described, p. 10. 

 Hooks for trolling tackle — Triangles and double hooks, tail and reverse hooks. 



Lip-hooks, with gimp loops and metal loops; faults of existing patterns, 



new patterns described, p. 14. 



CHAPTER H., pp. 16—22. 



SPINNING TACKLE: FLIGHTS, LEADS, AND SWIVELS. 



Flights — Loss of fish, &c., with old-fashioned flights. New flights, flying 



triangles, p. 18. 

 Kinking — Causes of, defective leads ; the remedy, improved leads, p. 20. 

 Sivivels — Number, arrangement; double swivels, 'loop swivels,' p. 22. 



CHAPTER HI., pp. 23—38. 



LINES AND REELS. 



Trolling lines and dressing for, p. 26. 



Reel-lines for Jly fishing — Dressed line, silk and hair, spun cotton, p. 27. 



Reel-lines for bottom fishing — ' Nottingham line,' p. 28. 



Gut lines — Choice of gut, ' drawn gut.' Staining gut — Defective stains ; one 



general stain recommended; 'red water' and other stains, p. 31. 

 Hair — Objectionable for every kind of fishing; staining : dyeing feathers, p. ^^. 

 Gimp — Different qualities and sizes ; method of staining, p. 34. 

 Reels — Wooden reels or 'pirns,' multipliers, plain reels, check reels, aluminium 



reels. A suggested improvement in reels, p. 38. 



