APPENDIX. 



BELOW will be found a few very useful recipes that I had 

 overlooked when writing the various chapters ; they will be 

 found very valuable to the angler, as I know by practical 

 experience that the information is reliable. 



Rod-ferrules, to fasten. It sometimes happens (and it 

 cannot always be helped) that the ferrules on a rod get 

 loose, owing to the wood shrinking a little and even 

 what we consider to be well-seasoned wood will sometimes 

 shrink a trifle in use. When this happens, the best plan is 

 to push the rivet in with a fine pricker till the ferrule will 

 slip off easily, then bind the wood that is inside the ferrule 

 with a bit of well- waxed thread, till you have sufficient on, 

 then tap the ferrule on again gently with a small mallet till 

 you get it in its former position, and then put another pin or 

 rivet in the hole in the side of ferrule, and file off level. 



Hooks, to harden or soften. It sometimes happens that 

 hooks are not properly hardened ; they will pull open a little, 

 and will not spring back to their original shape. When this 

 occurs, the hooks are not tempered sufficiently, and require to 

 be hardened a little more. The best plan to harden them is 

 to take hold of the extreme end of the shank with a small 

 pair of pliers, and hold the bend of the hook in the flame 

 of a candle or the gas-light until hot enough, which for a 

 small hook would be about as long as you could count ten, 

 and for a large one about double the time this is when they 

 are heated in the gas-flame. When a candle only is available, 

 they will require double the time to heat them (gas is the 

 best, however) ; and when heated as directed, they should 



