CHAPTER XVI. 



AMATEUR TACKLE MAKING, ETC. 



UTILITY OF KNOWLEDGE IN EMERGENCY ; CHOICE 

 OF MATERIALS FOR RODS ; ROD MAKING ; 



AN ALL-ROUND TOOL ; SPLICING UNDER 



DIFFICULTIES ; ACCIDENTS AND EXPEDIENTS ; 

 HOOK DRESSING ; FLIGHT AND CAST MAKING ; 

 KNOTS ; USEFUL RECEIPTS. 



ONE of the most fertile sources of pleasure to the 

 fisherman is undoubtedly that of alluring fish 

 with baits, etc., fashioned by his own hand and 

 ingenuity. In having made the medium of allure- 

 ment, he experiences an extra spice of genuine 

 enjoyment when his skill is crowned with success. 

 Making and working combine in the causes for 

 self-congratulation ; not only this, the mere power 

 and tact exercised in so altering a rejected lure as to 

 render it successful subsequently, tends to a similar 



result. For example, J makes the discovery, after 



vainly trying to raise fish seen feeding, that his copy 

 of the fly prevalent is defective in colour in its most 

 important point, viz., the body, this showing a pro- 

 nounced departure from that of the natural. A 



