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defects. . . . I have, nevertheless, a plain task set before me, 
of which I must acquit myself in a plain businesslike way. 
What I have to say—and without the saying of which this 
chapter would have no vaiscn d’étre—is that in my judgment 
all these systems of eyed hooks ave defective, and that their 
defects have proved a bar to their general adoption ; whereas, 
on the other hand, I believe that the system which I now 
present for judgment to the parliament of anglers is ‘free 
from blemishes ’—a thoroughly workable and practical system, 
complete in all its details ; that, as compared with the old gut- 
lapping, it is more artistic, more efficient, more economical ; 
and that sooner or later these qualifications will force its 
general acceptance, if not by this generation of fishermen, by 
that which will follow it.1 
CWONDELEy, 
& we 
TURNDOWNEYED “¢ 
va Ere 
T have entrusted the manufacture of all my patent and 
other hooks to Messrs. Wm. Bartleet & Sons, the well-known 
hook-making firm at Redditch, who have for several years acted 
as my only wholesale agents, and whose success in manu- 
facturing the various patterns leaves nothing to be desired. The 
perfection of their fish-hooks and general fishing tackle is 
proved by their having obtained—in addition to numerous 
other awards—a Gold Medal at the Universal Exhibition, Paris, 
1878, and a Gold Medal at the Berlin Fisheries Exhibition, 
1880 ; whilst this year (1889), at the International Exhibition, 
Paris, they have again been awarded a Gold Medal. 
1 The eyed-hook system is, of course, equally applicable to ‘bob’ flies, or 
‘droppers,’ as to ‘tail’ flies, or ‘ stretchers.’ 
