Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 329
... fasten a small cleft shot , and through a hole made in a small or large bullet , according to the current , put the line , and draw the ball down to the shot ; to the extremity of the line fasten a grass or silk - worm gut , with a ...
... fasten a small cleft shot , and through a hole made in a small or large bullet , according to the current , put the line , and draw the ball down to the shot ; to the extremity of the line fasten a grass or silk - worm gut , with a ...
Page 352
... fasten off , as before directed , which will bring both ends of the silk into the bend , After waxing the silk again , take three or four strands of an ostrich feather , and holding them and the bend of the hook as at first directed ...
... fasten off , as before directed , which will bring both ends of the silk into the bend , After waxing the silk again , take three or four strands of an ostrich feather , and holding them and the bend of the hook as at first directed ...
Page 368
... fasten the end of the gut by three turns of the silk ; then hold the hook by the bent , and whip it neatly up to the top of the shank , where it should be whipped two turns around the gut alone ; to prevent its galling , place the ...
... fasten the end of the gut by three turns of the silk ; then hold the hook by the bent , and whip it neatly up to the top of the shank , where it should be whipped two turns around the gut alone ; to prevent its galling , place the ...
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