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of course we must have gut, and plenty of it, 

 some very fine, some very stout, but all round, 

 transparent, and strong : great attention should 

 be paid in the purchase of gut ; and the above 

 terms express the necessary requirements in this 

 article. 



Hooks we should too, have, in abundance, and 

 arranged separately in their different sizes. I have 

 generally myself used hooks made by Messrs. 

 Hutchinson and Co., of Kendal, Westmoreland, 

 and the shape they designate the Kirby bend ; I 

 have myself been highly ( pleased, after much 

 trial, with them, and numerous fishermen of my 

 acquaintance are as much delighted ; these are 

 forwarded by post, and consequently may be 

 obtained with every facility to any amount, at 

 a very low charge. For fly and wdrm fishing I 

 prefer the shape and temper of these Kendal 

 Kirby bend hooks ; but for dabbing, the angular 

 bent and prominent barb of the Limerick hook is 

 more convenient, as there is less tendency of 

 the beetle to come off when once placed on the 

 shank of the Limerick hook than on the Kirby 

 hook. 



There is another article of the greatest im- 

 portance to the fisherman, the wax as used by 

 cobblers and saddlers. We ought to be Very 

 particular in procuring good wax. It should not 

 be so hard as to be friable, nor so soft as when 

 rolled into a ball and placed on a board to spread 

 itself into a flattened mass, but just of sufficient 

 consistency to maintain its rotundity and globu- 



