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Page 9
... swivel between each , as also a swivel and small loop between the lowermost one and the shot . These should be perforate , and made up , separate from the traces , in flights of ( say ) 10 TRACE FOR SPINNING . [ PART . I. A.
... swivel between each , as also a swivel and small loop between the lowermost one and the shot . These should be perforate , and made up , separate from the traces , in flights of ( say ) 10 TRACE FOR SPINNING . [ PART . I. A.
Page 11
... loop should be left on each side of the flight , so that it can be exchanged at pleasure for a heavier or lighter ... loop above and below the three , the upper loop just sufficiently large to pass the shot through easily , the lower one ...
... loop should be left on each side of the flight , so that it can be exchanged at pleasure for a heavier or lighter ... loop above and below the three , the upper loop just sufficiently large to pass the shot through easily , the lower one ...
Page 12
... loop , so small as only just to enable it to run up and down the gut . In baiting , it is kept in its place by taking a couple of turns round it with the gut . A single hook , reversed , just below the penultimate treble , tends to keep ...
... loop , so small as only just to enable it to run up and down the gut . In baiting , it is kept in its place by taking a couple of turns round it with the gut . A single hook , reversed , just below the penultimate treble , tends to keep ...
Page 58
... loop on each , to adopt the much bet- ter plan of having merely a knot at the end of the line and a loop in the casting - line . They are then most easily fastened by just passing the knotted line through the loop , giving it one turn ...
... loop on each , to adopt the much bet- ter plan of having merely a knot at the end of the line and a loop in the casting - line . They are then most easily fastened by just passing the knotted line through the loop , giving it one turn ...
Page 61
... loop in the end to hold it by . The act of striking a fish will bring the gaff out of the stick , which you may drop altogether , the line on it being quite sufficient to land him with . A rod - spear made on the principle of the ...
... loop in the end to hold it by . The act of striking a fish will bring the gaff out of the stick , which you may drop altogether , the line on it being quite sufficient to land him with . A rod - spear made on the principle of the ...
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