Tackle 



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casting line, to examine the point of union fre- 

 quently to see that the gut is not frayed and 

 everything is right. In salmon fishing this ex- 

 amination as to all parts of the tackle should 

 be frequent and searching, that one may know, 



before it is too late to apply a remedy, that it is 

 not his fault if the fish is lost. 



The sizes of hooks vary somewhat in different 

 factories, but the following diagram approximates 

 the average sizes, from 12 to i, which latter is 

 quite as large as any one is likely to want in this 

 country. 



