. Book of the black bass. Black bass; Bass fishing. Hooks. 339 snell to the eyed hook, which are shown in the accompany- ing ilhistrations, and which explain themselves. The sim- plest jam knot is as good or better than the more compli- cated A needle-eyed hook has also been introduced by Warner that has tlie eye formed near the end of the shank, much the same as in a sewing needle. With the advent of the eyed hook came a change in the system of numbering them styled the Kendal scale, which is the reverse of the one heretofore universally used — the Redditch scale. Concerning this the l
. Book of the black bass. Black bass; Bass fishing. Hooks. 339 snell to the eyed hook, which are shown in the accompany- ing ilhistrations, and which explain themselves. The sim- plest jam knot is as good or better than the more compli- cated A needle-eyed hook has also been introduced by Warner that has tlie eye formed near the end of the shank, much the same as in a sewing needle. With the advent of the eyed hook came a change in the system of numbering them styled the Kendal scale, which is the reverse of the one heretofore universally used — the Redditch scale. Concerning this the late Mr. S. Alcock has this to say: " In Redditch we number from 1 to 20, the size becoming smaller the higher the number, in the same way that the wire is numbered. This is logical, for the finer the wire the more frequently must it be dra^\Ti through the plates to reduce it. The sizes larger than No. 1 we number 0, 00, 000, etc. This system has worked well for centuries. " Now. however, a manufacturer employing a very few hands chooses to number his hooks backward, 20 being a large size and 1 a smaller size; those smaller than No. 1 he calls 0, 00, 000, etc.; and Mr. Pennell has written a book in which he adopts this num- bering : but the only reason given for this new system is that * it is sufficiently elastic, allowing of extension either way.'". 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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