With What to Get Them 



more than four inches long. I always use three 

 flies, on a six-foot leader; some British anglers 

 use four and even six flies on a nine-foot leader. 

 In salmon fishing, both sea and landlocked, 

 sometimes only one fly is used, and some use two. 

 In bass-fishing the same, but the snells should be 

 five or six inches long on salmon leaders which 

 are invariably nine feet in length. For bass-fish- 

 ing with a fly, I have always used trout flies and 

 tackle, and with them I have caught not a few; 

 but other anglers prefer to use only two flies, and 

 some only one. 



HOOKS 



Many writers expend their indignation against 

 the makers when they see the fierce array of treble 

 and gang hooks. On this subject I have nothing 

 to say, except that I believe the matter will adjust 

 itself. Those anglers who think it not humane will 

 take off the gangs and use single hooks; others 

 will think nothing about it, but will continue to 

 use tackle that is sure to hold, with the idea that 

 they go fishing to hold the quarry, not to lose 

 it. The makers are there to sell what is de- 

 manded; when a change is desired they will sup- 

 ply it. Few anglers worry their brains about the 

 bend, size, name, or strength of hooks; the ma- 

 jority just purchase what the dealer recommends. 

 Yet the thoughtful angler will delve into the " why 

 and wherefore" of hooks, intelligently to dis- 

 criminate that which is best and most serviceable, 

 because it is rare that shop salesmen can answer 

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