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tackle and a small fly. It occasionally is got up to sixteen 

 pounds, but the average weight is about five pounds. 



Shapes Of Hooks. No. I is the Kirby ; No. 2, 

 round bent ; No. 3, sneck bent ; No. 4, Limerick. The 



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Kirby and sneck bent are a little twisted to one side ; the 

 round bent and Limerick are flat hooks. There are a 

 number of other bends, but merely modifications of the 

 above. 



Shoemaker's Wax is made by melting together 

 equal quantities of black pitch and resin ; when thoroughly 

 melted, a small quantity of butter or tallow is added to 

 soften the compound. The quantity of grease depends 

 upon the season of the year more in cold and less in hot 

 weather. This wax can be obtained from shoemakers, and if 

 it has been used by them in their ordinary calling, give it a 

 preference, as the more it is handled the better grip it has 

 on the silk. Another sort is made by simmering, for ten 

 minutes, two ounces of resin, quarter-ounce bees' wax, and 

 quarter-ounce pitch ; then add as little tallow as possible to 

 make the wax sticky ; add this by degrees, working up with 

 the fingers until it is judged by the tenacity of the wax 

 that there is enough ; if too much, the wax gets greasy and 

 loses its holding powers. Another recipe : Melt over a 

 slow fire eight ounces black pitch, then add half-ounce 

 fresh butter ; stir well, and pour out on a wet slab or into 



