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CHAPTER V. 



MISCELLANEA. 



Knots for lines and gut — Lapping over ends, fisherman's knot, some 

 new knots described. Ne^u knots for Salmon and Trout drop-fies. 

 Varnishes — Green varnish, rod and tackle varnish. Bait-cans — 

 Essential points of ; the ' shoulder' bait-can, preserving live baits. 

 Disgorgers — Disgorger blades, a ' fishing knife.' Landing-nets and 

 gaffs — A pocket net described. 



Knots for Lines and Gut. — Gut-knots. 



Everything, however minute, that conduces to " fine- 

 fishing" should not be without interest to the fisherman 

 who is not merely satisfied with doing a thing passably, 

 or even well, but who wishes to do it as well as possible ; 

 and of such minor mysteries of the gentle art there 

 are none which are of more importance to the neatness 

 — and therefore fineness — of tackle than the mode of 

 knotting gut. In Salmon and other heavy fishing, 

 moreover, this point frequently becomes a practical 

 matter involving the loss or capture of fish — and those 

 commonly the largest. 



I make no apology, therefore, for considering this 

 subject, in a book which it is my object to make com- 

 plete and exhaustive of everything really essential to 

 successful fishing. 



