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are compact, roomy, and on opening one you 

 see at a glance all its contents. And every fly 

 is securely fastened in its proper place. 



If it is desired to use eyed wet flies two or 

 more these are attached to the leader with 

 short tippets, kept in the leader soak-box when 

 not in use. 



Whether the eyed fly is attached to point of 

 leader or to a tippet, the Turle knot (Fig. 14) 



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Fig. 14. The Turle Knot. 



is one of the simplest and best. Pass the gut 

 through the eye of hook and tie a slip knot 

 with a loop large enough to go over the fly 

 without injuring it. Pull the loop tight over 

 head of fly and clip end close. 



For cutting gut, removing knots, and hand- 



Fig. 15. Gut Clipper and Tweezer 



ling small flies, the combination clipper and 

 tweezer (Fig. 15) is highly recommended. 

 With ordinary scissors it is difficult to clip close 



