too OBSERVATIONS 



HOOKS. 



The excellency of hooks depends on their 

 being properly tempered, not too high to 

 snap, or not sufficiently that they may be 

 bent with the fingers ; in the choice of them 

 take care that the points are sharp, the beards 

 of a good length, and the shanks not too 

 long; they are made of various shapes, 

 Ford's and Kirkby's hooks are in the highest 

 estimation ; the old hooks with the circular 

 bend will answer very well, if the points do 

 not stand paralel with the shanks. As fish 

 differ so much in size, a great deal must be 

 left to the judgment of the angler in the 

 choice of them, a little experience will soon 

 point out the proper size, but as some direc- 

 tions in a treatise on this subject may be 

 expected, the following table is added for 

 the information of young anglers, first pre- 

 mising, that it is a guide only, where single 

 hooks are used, those for pike and minnow 

 fishing having been before described. 



