Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 298
... hackle or palmer , ( which are sy- nonymous terms , ) the following rules are given : Hold the hook in a horizontal position , with the shank downwards , and the bent of it be- tween the fore - finger and thumb of the left hand , and ...
... hackle or palmer , ( which are sy- nonymous terms , ) the following rules are given : Hold the hook in a horizontal position , with the shank downwards , and the bent of it be- tween the fore - finger and thumb of the left hand , and ...
Page 299
... hackle twice round , and holding fast what is so wound , pick out the loose fibres , which may have been taken in , and make another turn : then lay hold of the hackle with the third and fourth fingers of the left hand , with which it ...
... hackle twice round , and holding fast what is so wound , pick out the loose fibres , which may have been taken in , and make another turn : then lay hold of the hackle with the third and fourth fingers of the left hand , with which it ...
Page 300
... hackle requires yellow silk , a black hackle , sky blue , a brown or red hackle , red silk ; and in constructing other flies , dub with silk that resembles the colour most predominant in the fly ; always remem- bering to make flies in ...
... hackle requires yellow silk , a black hackle , sky blue , a brown or red hackle , red silk ; and in constructing other flies , dub with silk that resembles the colour most predominant in the fly ; always remem- bering to make flies in ...
Page 301
... hackle and all in order , with the wings sloping towards the tail . This way of parting the wings renders them the most natural ; those that are made to stand upright , or nearly so affright instead of enticing the fish , by the ...
... hackle and all in order , with the wings sloping towards the tail . This way of parting the wings renders them the most natural ; those that are made to stand upright , or nearly so affright instead of enticing the fish , by the ...
Page 302
... Hackle may be fished with either as stretcher or dropper ; Has no wings ; the body , a little lead - coloured mohair or silk , with a smoky dun cock's hackle . It is made by fastening the hackle at the bottom , where it is finished ...
... Hackle may be fished with either as stretcher or dropper ; Has no wings ; the body , a little lead - coloured mohair or silk , with a smoky dun cock's hackle . It is made by fastening the hackle at the bottom , where it is finished ...
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