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Fly-fishing for MaJisecr. 



CHAP. VII. 



for salmon. The full quotation of this hook is Pennell's Limerick, with 

 looped turn-down eyes, patent up-turn shank. 



The Pennell-eyed hooks have also a little bend in the shank near 

 the eye, which is supposed to bring the line of tension parallel with the 

 point of the hook so that it shall pierce more readily. Whether it does 



SCALE OF PENNELL-EYED LIMERICK HOOKS. 



eftect this or not I cannot say. I have never been able to discover 

 any difference in this matter. 



The same firm, Messrs. William Bartleett and Sons, were good enough 

 to offer me an electro of similar eyed Limerick hooks, continued down to 

 No. 17, but they are made of thinner wire for trout, and too light for a 

 Mahseer. And, as you will see when you come to flies, I generally 

 prefer a Kirby hook or a Sneck when you come to Carnatic Carp sizes, 

 solely for the purpose of convenience in catching the eye more quickly 

 in selecting Carnatic Carp from Mahseer flies. 



In the matter of the eye of the Limerick hook, very neatly brazed 

 eyes, which leave nothing to be desired, are produced by Messrs. 

 J. Warner and Sons, of Redditch. And the round wire which they use is 

 of a thickness suitable to salmon and Mahseer and of excellent temper. 



I append also a scale of eyed Snecks and eyed Kirbys, as they will 

 be useful farther on, and it will be convenient to the reader to have all 

 his scales of hooks in one place. 



