FISHING. 
CHAPTER I. 
Directions for Spinning—Rod—for Trout—for Jack—Co- 
vering for Button—Rings—Line—Trace—Shot—Flights 
of Hooks—Baiting—Gimp—Treble Gut—Single ditto— 
Care as to Tackle—‘ Hand-coiling” Line—A couple of 
hints—Colour of Landing-handle. 
I HAVE experienced so much difficulty in de- 
termining what is (to my mind) the best 
form of tackle for spinning, that I make no apo- 
logy for submitting to those who are fond of 
this very pleasant mode of fishing the results at 
which I have arrived. And I do so without 
hesitation : not that I have the slightest intention 
of asserting my style of tackle to be perfect, (for 
most old fishermen have their own peculiar wrin- 
kles, many of which might probably be adopted 
with advantage, in addition to, if not in lieu of, 
my own,) but simply because, having in vain con- 
sulted the ordinary books on fishing for the 
information I required, I should have been very 
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