. American angler's guide : or, complete fisher's manual, for the United States: containing the opinions and practices of experienced anglers of both hemispheres ; with the addition of a second Fishing. :^8 ITEMS. ance it is similar to a caterpillar; the body is composed of coarse thread windings, finished over with the most gaudy silk colors, and wound with silver tinsel ; the hooks, numbering seven, are arranged according to the usual minnow rigging ; the tail is composed of tin or bright metal, split up or bent at an angle, to insure swift spinning. They are made stro
. American angler's guide : or, complete fisher's manual, for the United States: containing the opinions and practices of experienced anglers of both hemispheres ; with the addition of a second Fishing. :^8 ITEMS. ance it is similar to a caterpillar; the body is composed of coarse thread windings, finished over with the most gaudy silk colors, and wound with silver tinsel ; the hooks, numbering seven, are arranged according to the usual minnow rigging ; the tail is composed of tin or bright metal, split up or bent at an angle, to insure swift spinning. They are made strong and durable, and their cost is trifling: they are worth a trial. ' ~v~ An odd looking hook, and to make a home-ly expression, odd as the angler's notion, is used at Baltimore, Md., and vicinity, called by some the Capt. Jack Thomas hook, but more generally known as the Chestertown pattern. The artist has endeavored to give a proper representation, see page 308, which, by a careful examination, may, to an experienced eye, appear sufficiently explicit. It is considered a very sure hook, the advantages being its singular shape, narrow bend, and low point. It is highly approved of by some of the fraternity at New York for black fish angling. Care of Rods.—When the fishing season is over, this essen- tial implement of equipment should not be thrown carelessly by, but be cleaned, nicely oiled, and put away in a cool place, in readiness for the next campaign. The best of wood that a rod can be composed of, even though it be kiln-dried, if expos- ed a length of time in a dry atmosphere will shrink some, caus- ing the ferules and guides to become loose. A moist atmo- sphere is preferable to a dry one. When rods that have not the ends covered where the joints are put together, become by a day's service swelled and difficult to separate, hold the ferule over a candle or lighted paper until it become sufficiently hot to dry out the moisture, and the parts can be easily separated. To p
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