CHAPTER III. 



TACKLE IN GENERAL. 



Hooks. — Sinkers. — Swivels. — Gut. — Leaders. — Snoods. — Lines. — Reels.— 

 Rods. — Bow Dipsys. 



In these observations it would be well to have some set- 

 tled plan or order in which Tackle should be mentioned; 

 I have, therefore, thought it better to commence at the bot- 

 tom and go upwards. 



Hooks. — Of the various kind of hooks sold in this country, 

 the Kirby is mostly used. The point of this hook is not 

 in the same plane with the shank, but is bent to one side, 

 and is therefore less apt to draw from the mouth of the 

 fish without hooking, than the Limerick. There are several 

 varieties of the Kirby; those made with short shanks and 

 of stout wire (some of which have flattened heads), are most 

 appropriate for fishing with dead bait, or where the fish are 

 large, or their mouths hard. 



The long-shanked Kirby is to be preferred for live-bait 

 fishing, or where much nicety is required in putting on a 

 worm, brandling, or grasshopper : they are made of fine wire, 

 and the barb not so rank as the Limerick. These are some- 

 times called "Weak Trout Hooks" by tackle venders. 



Limerick hooks, although preferred by many on account 



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