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wax, a pair of small pointed scismrs, some small snots 

 ready split, a pair of tweezers, a few needles on a bit of 

 flannel, some flatted gold and silver plating) such as is sold 

 by embroiderers, and a little mohair of various colours. 



This division will appear the more reasonable, when we 

 consider that persons who go out to iv hip, that is-, to throw 

 the fly, necessarily take ftj%*rwj and rarely equip them- 

 selves with apparatus for 'bottom Jishing-: henee the tackle 

 suitable to the latter mode may be safely left at home. 



I ania\vare r that many gentlemen possess rods> which, 

 like - amphibious animals, answer both purposes ; but as 

 J was once of that opinion, and am convinced of its 

 fallacy, they will excuse me when I observe, that the two 

 branches ofjfo/, and lottom, fishing are perfectly distinct, 

 and cannot be so very easily blended. Necessity , it is 

 true, has no law, but should never be quoted as choice ! 

 Rather than lose a day's diversion altogether, I would not 

 refuse what 1 could be furnhiied with ; but I would not 

 for that reason, say that my tackle were appropriate to 

 one, when it were made ex. lusively for the other sport ! 



The look for ground tackle should contain a separate 

 division, made firmly, to fit a wooden rack for four lines : 

 two of the lines should be stout, the two others rather 

 finer, but all of the best quality. The hooks should 

 never be affixed to the lines except when in use -, but the 

 floats should 5 for which reason, one side of the racks should 

 be grooved deeper than the other ; so that the floats might 

 lay within them. 



The opposite side of the look should contain a similar 

 firm case, which ought to open at the bottom, instead of 

 at the top j so that when turned on its edge to be closed, 

 the back should serve as a cover to it, 



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