Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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Page 450
... shank of the hook , on the inside of it ; then whip the silk twice or thrice about both hook and line , as hard as the strength of the silk will permit : this being done , strip the feather for the wings proportionable to the bigness of ...
... shank of the hook , on the inside of it ; then whip the silk twice or thrice about both hook and line , as hard as the strength of the silk will permit : this being done , strip the feather for the wings proportionable to the bigness of ...
Page 451
... shank of the hook , inclining the turns to the right hand ; when near the end of the shank , turn it into such a loop as is here- after directed to be made for fastening off , and draw it tight , leaving the ends of the silk to hang ...
... shank of the hook , inclining the turns to the right hand ; when near the end of the shank , turn it into such a loop as is here- after directed to be made for fastening off , and draw it tight , leaving the ends of the silk to hang ...
Page 510
... shank of the hook from galling it ; then take the hook , and put the end of the shank nearly to the top of the silk so whipt , for the gut to be on the inside , and begin to whip the hook to it : after half a dozen rounds , lay a proper ...
... shank of the hook from galling it ; then take the hook , and put the end of the shank nearly to the top of the silk so whipt , for the gut to be on the inside , and begin to whip the hook to it : after half a dozen rounds , lay a proper ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 155 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 527 |
Angling | 539 |
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