CONTENTS. 



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Of the Hook, 1 



Of Gut and Weed, 3 



To stain Gut, or Weed, Brown, 4 



To stain Gut, or Weed, of a Water Colour, .... 5 



Of Gimp, 7 



Of Horse-Hair, 7 



To make a Line of Horse-Hair, 8 



How to wax your Silk, 11 



Of fastening the Line to the Rod, ...... 13 



Of Floats, 14 



Of Split Shot, and other Weights, 19 



Of fixing Hooks to Lines, 21 



Of baiting a Hook with Worms, 24 



Of the Reel, 28 



Of the Rod, and Reel-Line, 38 



Of the Hidden, or Finishing Knot, 44 



Of the Landing-Net, and of landing Fishes, 45 



Of the Gaff, 48 



Of the Clearing-Ring, 48 



Of the Butt-Hook, 50 



Of the Disgorger, 51 



Of the Minnow-Net, 52 



Of the Minnow-Kettle, '...'., 52 



Of Baits, .; 53 



Of 



