HOOKS FOR FLY-FISHING. 



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In the larger sizes, those with the turned- down eyes are much 

 to be preferred. 



With regard to the best bend of hooks, I prefer for small flies 

 (000 to 3) the Kendal Sneck (A, Fig. 15). They are shown 

 without eyes. The points of these hooks are "kerb'd" — i.e., 



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Fig. 16. Hall's Eyed-Hook Scale. 



bent slightly sideways. .This peculiarity is good in small hooks, 

 but very bad if carried to excess. A slight twist helps the point 

 of the hook to catch into the fish's mouth, but if more than 

 slightly twisted, the point will not penetrate. For the larger 

 hooks there is nothing better than some good form of Limerick, 

 such as the Pennell-Limerick (Fig. 15, B), made by Bartleet and 



Fig. 17. The Turle Knot. 



Sons, of Redditch. As very many fly-fishers favour the hooks 

 designed by Mr. H. S. Hall, I have given a scale of the Hall 

 hooks (Fig. 16). They are now made both at Redditch and 

 Kendal. There being considerable variations in the hook- scales 

 of different makers, the reader should bear in mind that the 



