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loops—it would seem that the balance inclines in favour of 
the latter. As observed, however, the fact that loops of some 
sort are in practice already very general in salmon flies, makes 
KNOT ON’ METAL LOOP. KNOT ON TWISTED-GUT LOOP. 
the question of less immediately critical importance to the 
salmon-fisher than to the trout-fisher, in whose case the change 
from lapped-on flies to flies attached by an eyed hook is nothing 
less than a revolution. . . . But to finish first with the sub- 
ject of salmon hooks. 
In the original design of the turn-down eyed salmon hook, 
it -was alleged—no doubt with some show of reason—that, 
from imperfections almost necessarily incident to manufacture 
on a large scale, the pointed ends of the taper forming the loop 
were occasionally left so sharp, or incompletely ‘closed,’ as to fray 
the gut of the attaching knot at this point; and in my newest 
patterns it will be seen this is effectually provided against 
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by the tapered end of the wire, forming the eye or loop, being 
ve-turned up the shank for some not inconsiderable distance. 
This gives a perfectly smooth and even surface of metal eye 
SALMON HOOK (OLD PATTERN) WITH ‘RE-TURNED EYE. 
