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which I believe combines in the simplest possible form the 

 essentials of such an appliance : i.e., small and sightly ; instan- 

 taneously attachable to, and detachable from, the line when 

 wanted ; impossible to become detached from it, under any cir- 

 cumstances when not wanted. It is hardly necessary to point 

 out to those who have tried them, that none of the other existing 

 hook-swivels fulfil the whole of these conditions ; whilst several 

 can hardly be said to fulfil any one of them. 



NON-KINKING LEAD, AND HOOK DOUBLE-SWIVEL. 



The engraving repeated from p. 130, to save the reader the 

 trouble of referring back shows the form of lead, with hook- 

 swivels attached, which appears to me on the whole to possess 

 the greatest number of advantages with the fewest or, as I 

 might rather say, without any disadvantages. It is neat, cannot 

 catch in the weeds, and by being made with wire loops in one 

 piece and the swivels joined on, is not only calculated to outlast 

 a score of leads and swivels attached in the old fashioned 

 manner, but also saves a great deal of time to the Tackle Maker, 

 both amateur and professional. 



Attached to the line as I shall presently describe, it is, I have 

 no doubt, the best form of the under-hanging lead that has ever 

 been elaborated this I say my own special pattern notwith- 

 standing. The lead figured is the outcome of patient consideration 

 on the part of Messrs. Farlow, working on my previous models 

 and on the pattern already referred to as the " Field " lead the 

 u Field" lead having been again modified in various points by Mr. 

 H. S. Thomas, in his clever book "The Rod in India." 



In order, however, to do full justice to this lead, it is important 

 that the upper part of the trace whether of gut or gimp should 

 be looped to the wire at the top end of the lead exactly in the 



