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ATTACHMENT FOR BARE HOOKS. 



(Sea-fishing and float-fishing). 



The jam knot, as pointed out, is only applicable to flies. For 

 attachment to a bare hook I have been hitherto in the habit of 

 using a very ingenious knot invented by Major Turle, and known 

 under his name.* Attached to the turn-down eyed hook it answers 

 excellently well, as I can testify from experience, having used 

 nothing else for many weeks in sea and river fishing, when the 

 catch amounted to some thousands of whiting, mackerel, gurnets, 

 flat-fish, &c., and also in legering and float-fishing on the Thames 

 and Norfolk Broads for bream, roach, barbel, chub, perch, and 

 gudgeon. But a knot has been published in the Fishing Gazette 

 almost as I write this (under the initials "J.H.W.") which appears, 

 I must say, to be even simpler, certainly neater, and according to 

 the best judgment I can form without actual ' ordeal by water,' 



* Major Turle's knot is tied as follows : 



" ist Stage": Pass the end of the line (A) through the hook-eye (B), and 

 run the hook a few inches up the line out of the way ; then make a " running 

 noose" (C) with a slip knot (D), and draw the said knot as tight as possible. 

 " -2nd Stage " : Run down the hook again (to the position shown in Fig. l), 

 and passing the noose (C) over it, pull the line (E) quite tight cutting off the 

 spare end. This completes the knot " yd Stage." 



