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Index. 



Gut, drawn, 94. 



silk -worm, 79. (See Silk- 

 worm Gut.) 



H. 



Handle for rod, 208, 247, 250, 



252. 



form of, 253. 

 Hickory, for rods, 174. 

 Hobnails, 408, 413. 

 Hooks. (See Fish-hooks.) 

 Hornbeam. (See Ironwood. ) 

 Hour-glass ferrules, 240, 306. 



Independent rod and handle, 208, 



247. 



Ink dye for leaders, 108. 

 Invisible knot, 294, 309. 

 Ironbark wood, 196. 

 Ironwood, native, 176. 



J. 



Jucaro prieto wood, 198, 200. 



K. 



Keepers and rings, 257. 

 Knots, attaching tail-fly, 120. 

 fastening leader to line, 



118. 



for eyed hooks, 120. 

 for fastening windings, 294. 

 for keepers and rings, 257, 



293. 



for leaders, 112. 

 the invisible, 294, 309. 

 the water, 115. 

 to learn to tie, 116, 119, 120, 



291. 

 Kranji wood, 195. 



Ladies' rods, 435. 

 Lancewood, 169. 



Landing-net, course when miss- 

 ing, 312. 



for stream fishing, 417. 

 Laslett's experiments on woods, 



197. 

 Leaders, 72. (See Silk - worm 



Gut.) 



attaching tail-fly, 120. 

 bargains in purchase of, 106. 

 care of, 138. 



color of, 109, 381, 388, 397. 

 experiments to test strain, 



129. 



fastening to line, 118. 

 knots for, 113. 

 length of, 119. 

 making, 112. 

 measuring thickness, 106. 

 strain on in fishing, 128, 



133. 



tapering, 125. 

 testing, cases illustrating 



its importance, 126. 

 testing strength of, 106, 125, 



378. 

 visibility of, 109, 381, 388, 



396, 402. 



Length of fly-rods, 150, 214. 

 Lines, boiled silk, 53. 

 celluloid coated, 59. 

 color of, 403. 

 cotton-centred, 56. 

 desiderata, 64. 

 enamelled waterproofed, 57, 



63. 



English, 58. 

 fastening to leader, 118. 

 judging quality of, 56, 59, 



67, 74. 

 level lines, 65. 



