3l8 AMATEUR TACKLE MAKING, ETC 



the whole securely. By this method the " bob " flies 

 may be fixed on in a moment or two at any time, 

 and when it is desired to exchange them for others, 

 by cutting away the knot on the dropper, the cast 

 knot will straighten out on being pulled, thus 

 rendering it intact, both in the operation of attaching 

 and releasing the " bobs/' As a matter of course, 

 the knots of the cast are avoided in fixing the 

 dropper appendages by means of the two last 

 methods given. 



For spinning traces, the double looped knot is 

 useful. It simply consists of two well-knotted or 

 well-wrapped loops threaded together, the one loop 

 passing through the other being threaded so as to 

 form a detachable looped knot ; for instance, loop A 

 is put through" loop B, and the opposite end of loop 

 B is then passed through loop A, which completes the 

 connection ; this forms an easy detachable joining, 

 most convenient in salmon and pike fishing, and for 

 spinning purposes generally. 



We have now dealt with the construction of the 

 more important items in the anglers' equipage, 

 including rod making, fly making (the latter in an 

 earlier portion of the work), flight making, etc., etc., 

 we shall, therefore, now append, by way of con- 

 clusion, a few recipes likely to prove of value to 

 the fraternity of fishermen who find pleasure in 

 manipulating their own tackle, as also to anglers 

 generally. 



