460 THE PRACTICAL FISHERMAN. 



covered in leather, as I suggested, be varnished with the green 

 sealing wax varnish. 



FIG. 83. LEGKR LEAD. 



TACKLE FOR BREAM. 



The special tackles which require illustration for bream 

 fishing, are the adaptation of the Stewart trout tackle, whir-h 

 is here represented (Fig. 84). There also is the style of hook 

 which is equally applicable to barbel. It is whipped on the 

 gut with two pieces of bristles, or one, according to fancy, or 

 pieces of thin wire (Fig. 85). Fig. 86 

 shows the sort of barred float which I r\ 



would recommend to all float fishers ; it 

 educates the sight by means of the bars 

 of colour shown at D. These should 

 FIG. 84. always be sufficiently bright to be easily 

 TACKLE, seen. 

 TACKLE FOR B.OACH, CHUB, GUDGEON, AND BLEAK. 



This is as fully described as need be in 

 the chapters devoted to a consideration .1 



of the capture of these fish. Anyone M 



who has carefully read so far will readily I/ 



understand that there is no material 

 difference between the tackles for each, 

 In every case the finest tackle is an 

 indispensable necessary. 



For chub an artificial fly is often used, 

 but almost all those of the larger sort 

 given for trout are useful. An artificial 

 slug, either black or white, made out of 

 - the finger of a kid glove, which is best 

 stuffed with pigs' wool or fine hair is good. 

 BAR FLOAT. Gudgeon and bleak really also require 

 nothing especial, except, perhaps, a nicety in hooks. The patterns I have 

 given are by no means exactly to my mind, being much too thick in the wire, 



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FIG. 85. 

 BREAM HOOK. 



