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the finest gimp, composed entirely of " Dr. Collis' patent steel 

 wire," for which Messrs. Little and Co., Haymarket, London, are 

 the agents. The steel, which in its manufactured form is of a grey 

 color, is tempered in hot sand before twisting, and it takes a good 

 deal of 'scientifically applied' effort to succeed in effecting a 

 fracture. Dr. Collis' wire ought to be especially suitable for 

 Mahseer fishing. 



The same remark applies to Messrs. Farlow's "Annealed 

 twisted wire," of which the editor of the Fishing Gazette says : 



" We feel perfectly certain that this annealed twisted wire will be found to 

 meet a great want, viz. , a material of great strength, fineness and hardness 

 to resist teeth of pike and eels. Wire has been used before now, but in single 

 strands ; this twisted wire is a great improvement." 



In dismissing this subject of spinning flights and traces, a few 

 quotations from the independent opinions of the Press and of 

 individual pike-fishers on the qualifications of the tackle I advo- 

 cate may not be amiss. The tackle itself will be found figured 

 more or less accurately (or inaccurately) in most of the angling 

 books and catalogues published during the last decade. 



(From letters published in the Field.) 

 "MR. PENNELL'S SPINNING TACKLE. 



"As I observe that a discussion has lately appeared in your columns 

 between Mr. Cholmondeley-Pennell, 'the apostle of fine fishing,' and the 

 advocates of the status quo, I beg to bear my testimony to the success of the 

 former gentleman's theories, so far as I have had an opportunity of testing 

 them. During the last fortnight I have been using a set of the spinning- 

 tackle recommended by Mr. Pennell, and nothing could be more admirable 

 than its working ; ' kinking,' an old enemy of mine, did not once make its 

 appearance, and of the six fish run on the last day, not one failed to find its way 

 safely to the bag. " ONE WHO is NOT TOO OLD TO LEARN. 



" Allow me to add my testimony to that of your correspondent, ' One 

 Who is Not Too Old to Learn,' as to the merits of the spinning-tackle explained 

 in your columns by Mr. Pennell, the 'apostle of fine fishing.' I dressed a 

 trace, flight, &c., according to his plan, and I must say that I never had better 

 sport (for the water) than since I have used it. I lost comparatively few fish, 

 and besides basketed several perch, which I had not previously done over the 

 same ground, probably owing to the coarser tackle then employed. The 



