 ... the hackle into the bent of the hook, with the hollow (which is the palest) side upwards, and whip it very fast to its place; in doing whereof, be careful not to tie in many of the fibres; or if you should chance to do so, pick them out with the point...  Rural Sports - Page 451by William Barker Daniel - 1812Full view - About this book
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1835 - 348 pages
...naturally lie; and taking the hook, and holding it as before, lay the point of the hackle into the bent of the hook, with the hollow (which is the palest)...many of the fibres ; or, if you should chance to do •O, pick them out with the point of a very large needle. When the hackle is thus made fast, the utmost... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1836 - 358 pages
...naturally lie; and taking the hook, and holding it as before, lay the point of the hackle into the bent of the hook, with the hollow (which is the palest)...of the fibres ; or, if you should chance to do so, nick them out with the point of a very large needle. When the hackle is thus made fast, the utmost... | |
 | John Jay Brown - 1849 - 404 pages
...which they naturally lie ; and taking the hook, and holding it as before, lay the hackle into the bent of the hook, with the hollow (which is the palest)...and nicety is necessary in winding it on ; for if you fail in this, your fly is spoiled, and you must begin all again : to prevent which, keeping the... | |
 | John J. Brown - 1849 - 248 pages
...which they naturally lie ; and taking the hook, and holding it as before, lay the hackle into the bent of the hook, with the hollow (which is the palest)...pick them out with the point of a very large needle. THE TROUT. taken in, and make another turn ; then lay hold of the hackle with the third and fourth... | |
 | John J. Brown - 1857 - 422 pages
...which they naturally lie ; and taking the hook, and holding it as before, lay the hackle into the bent of the hook, with the hollow (which is the palest)...pick them out with the point of a very large needle. taken in, and make another turn ; then lay hold of the hackle with the third and fourth fingers of... | |
 | John J. Brown - 1857 - 396 pages
...which they naturally lie ; and taking the hook, and holding it as before, lay the hackle into the bent of the hook, with the hollow (which is the palest)...and nicety is necessary in winding it on ; for if you fail in this, your fly is spoiled, and you must begin all again : to prevent which, keeping the... | |
 | John J. Brown - 1876 - 502 pages
...which they naturally lie ; and taking the hook, and holding it as before, lay the hackle into the bent of the hook, with the hollow (which is the palest)...and nicety is necessary in winding it on ; for if you fail in this, your fly is spoiled, and you mast begin all again : to prevent which, keeping the... | |
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