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would also seem that the gut should then lead in a line more coincident with 

 that of the shank of the hook, with a consequent improvement in the swim of 

 the fly. . . . [Here follow instructions and diagrams for knotting on.] I 

 cannot but think this a very decided advance on the method at present in use in 

 this country. It is adapted to all sizes of flies from the minutest midge to the 

 largest salmon fly." H. P. WELLS, The American Salmon Fisherman, 

 p. 112. 



Mr. A. N. Cheney writes : 



" The more I examine the * Pennell-Limericks ' the more I am convinced 

 that he has solved the hook question, and a halt may be called to any further 

 attempts at improvement." A. N. CHENEY, President Fish and Game 

 Protection Association, New York. 



"EYED SALMON HOOKS. THE NUMBERING OF HOOKS," &c. 



It is to be hoped that the makers will agree among themselves as to the 

 numbering of their hooks, starting from I and going up to shark hooks, 

 if they like. 



The eyed-hook for dressing salmon-flies on has many advantages, as the 

 eye will not rot as in gut, and they won't draw, as some I have seen do with a 

 fish on through their being put away damp, perhaps. . . . 



JUNGLE COCK, i8th October, 1886. [Extract.] 



Kindly allow me to say something about the shape of hooks. Four of us 

 from this town have done a little salmon-fishing this last season, and we have 

 used two kinds of eyed-hooks one made by Messrs. Hutchinson and Son, of 

 Kendal, with turned-up eyes, and bent something similar to Mr. Hall's ; the 



other, Mr. Pennell's turned-down eyes The latter are very 



finely tapered at the eye many here saying too much so; so I thought 

 I would try what they would break at, and got a small - sized Kendal 

 and put a string through the eye, and attached it to a spring balance, 

 and it broke at the eye with a strain of 26 Ib. I tried the other of 

 similar size and pulled 16 Ib., and then left off, thinking it was good enough. 

 We are unanimous in favour of the turned - down eye, but think the 

 smaller-sized ought to have the same size of eye as the larger, for it is hard 

 work to get two fold of salmon gut through the small ones ; but I think the 

 fly hangs better on the gut when it is tight in the eye, and it would be 

 impossible to get twisted gut through any of the sizes. Two are in favour of 

 one bend, and two the other. Those in favour of Kendal say that with stand- 

 ing off a little it hooks better ; the others that Mr. Pennell's are equally as 

 good for that purpose, besides swimming straight, and therefore looking more 

 like a thing of life. 

 JAMES WOOD, 7, Barlow Street, Oldham, 27th November, 1886. {Extract.} 



