. Book of the black bass. Black bass; Bass fishing. 238 Book of the Black Bass. the small gut loop at the head of the fly, and over the lat- ter, and then drawn tight, making a very neat and secure attachment — neater and more secure than by any form of eyed hook with knotted snell. The eye of the new hook is so small that, except in large sizes, a doubled gut can not be passed through it, consequently it must be fastened by a single gut with some sort of knot. It is best suited for the very small hooks, on which the trout flies of England are usually tied, and for the very finely drawn, or go
. Book of the black bass. Black bass; Bass fishing. 238 Book of the Black Bass. the small gut loop at the head of the fly, and over the lat- ter, and then drawn tight, making a very neat and secure attachment — neater and more secure than by any form of eyed hook with knotted snell. The eye of the new hook is so small that, except in large sizes, a doubled gut can not be passed through it, consequently it must be fastened by a single gut with some sort of knot. It is best suited for the very small hooks, on which the trout flies of England are usually tied, and for the very finely drawn, or gossa- mer gut, of which the snells are made. h. The eyed hook is. however, gradually coming into vogue, especially for small trout flies, and to some extent for small bass flies. The Pennell turned-up eye seems to be the favorite, though the Hall turned-down eye is perhaps as good, at least so far as the form of the eye is concerned. I have found a lack of uniformity in the size and form of the eye in both hooks, and in many the eye is not smoothly finished. Heretofore the eyed hooks have all been of the Limerick pattern, but lately they are being made with the Sproat bend, which is better adapted for small bass flies. There are several kinds of knots used for fastening the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Henshall, James Alexander, 1844- [from old catalog]. Cincinnati, The Robert Clarke company
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