CHAPTER VIII. 

 A FEW HINTS ON TACKLE. 



GUT. 



THE utmost care should be taken in 

 selecting good and new season's gut. 



For clear water fine natural gut is un- 

 doubtedly most suitable, but owing to the 

 difficulty of procuring same, drawn gut 

 x, xx, xxx, xxxx is now largely used. 

 Should the angler make up his own casts, 

 it is as well to have the different hanks 

 Ix to 4x, with a hank of " medium strong." 

 He can thus vary his cast to suit any 

 waters during the season. 



Gut plays a very important part in the 

 angler's equipment, and none but the best 

 quality should be employed. Various dyes 

 are used to stain gut. I use an infusion of 



