316 Rod and Tackle. CHAP. xx. 



a practical assistance, because they have not a tackle-shop into which 

 they can walk, and point out this thing and that thing, without knowing 

 its name, and take the shopkeeper's advice about other things. 



. For such, then, I add a liberal outfit, the prices being taken from 

 a good tackle-shop's list. Inferior articles can, of course, be got at 

 cheaper rates, but it is most unsatisfactory to buy such. Those who 

 think my order too big can easily omit what they do not want. It 

 is better that they should omit than that I should. 



Such of the tackle required for Mahseer as will come in equally 

 useful for other fishing is not here repeated under the names of other 

 fish, only what is wanted extra for them specially being thus entered 

 separately. 



FOR MAHSEER. 



s. d. 



I Pliable, but not top-heavy, rather light, salmon rod (not the stiff trolling 

 rod that has been commonly called a Mahseer rod), four joint, 

 greenheart, suction joints, winsh fittings, with button-ended butt, 

 partition bag, and extra fly top, 16 ft. Split cane, I am told, will 

 not stand the climate, but I have not tried ... ... ... ... 3 10 o 



I Superior bronzed revolving plate check-winch of 4 or 4^ inches in 

 diameter, according as you wish to have 120 or 150 yards of line, 

 the cross bar being if inches, my brake-winch for preference. 

 Ebonite will not stand the climate ... ... ... 4-in. diam. 200 



4j-in. 2 10 o 



120 or 150 Yards, according to choice, of Manchester Cotton Twine 

 Spinning Company's No. |j, 16 plait Egyptian enamel waterproof 

 running line, at about 2s. a score yards ... ... 1 50 yards 015 o 



1 Salmon fly collar, half treble, half single, extra stout, salmon gut ... 050 



3 Single, extra stout, salmon gut fly collars, at 5-r. each ... ... ... 015 o 



2 Stout spoons of 3 inches, silvered and gilt, mounted without split rings, 



but with wire or solid soldered rings, with one No. 5 Mahseer 

 treble hook at head, and one like hook at tail, and none at the 

 side, on a double No. 5 swivel, as given at page 278, on No. 2/0 

 Allcock's patent rust proof wire gimp .. ... ... ... ... o 80 



2 Like spoons 2 f inches ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 080 



4 2 o 14 o 



4 Stout spoons, 2 inches, hog backed, with one No. 7 Mahseer treble at 



tail, none at head, single swivel No. 5 ... ... ... ... o 10 o 



4 Ditto I J inches ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 080 



4 Geen's Richmond Spinners, salmon size, on Allcock's patent rust proof 

 wire gimp No. 2/0, with two No. 8 Mahseer treble hooks, dis- 

 posed as in the plate on page 69 ... ... ... ... ... o 10 o 



i Coxon Spinner, salmon size, similarly mounted ... ... ... ... 020 



3 Spinning traces of the same wire gimp, with double swivels No. 5 ... 030 



