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ploy it myself for every description and size of salmon and 

 grilsefly. 



The engraving (fig. 4) is a facsimile of a double salmon or 

 grilse. hook, with a turned-down loop, attached to the main 

 casting line by a single slip knot half completed, and before 

 the final stage of slipping the knot, A, into its eventual position 

 in the metal loop B. 



FIG. 4. TURNED-DOWN EYED HOOK AND SINGLE KNOT. 



Fig. 5 represents a single salmon hook with turned-down 

 loop in process of attachment by a double slip knot. 



FIG. 5. TURNED-DOWN EYED HOOK AND DOUBLE KNOT 



Although a 'single slip' knot is all that will usually be 

 found actually necessary, especially with the smaller-sized grilse 

 hooks ; yet even in this case and still more in that of the 

 larger-sized salmon hooks a 'double,' instead of a 'single,' 

 slip knot makes 'assurance doubly sure.' Indeed, I myself 

 invariably use the double slip knot, and recommend its adoption 

 for all metal-eyed hooks that are too large for the ''Jam Knot ' 

 attachment (hereinafter described) say for all sizes above No. 2 

 (fig. 13). The double slip A, fig. 5 makes, when artistically 

 tied, a fastening quite as neat as, if not, indeed, actually neater 

 than, the single slip ; and is in many other ways preferable. 



