The Book of the Salmon: In Two Parts... Usefully Illustrated with Numerous Coloured Engravings of Salmon-flies, and Salmon-fry |
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Page 9
... light line and small fly than a stouter rod , which a long one must be , if made in proper proportion . The rod that can successfully contend against the agile and enduring powers of grilse , will not eventually succumb to the brute ...
... light line and small fly than a stouter rod , which a long one must be , if made in proper proportion . The rod that can successfully contend against the agile and enduring powers of grilse , will not eventually succumb to the brute ...
Page 7
... light line and small fṛ 1- a which a long one must be proportion . The rod that make mo ef window . against the agile and ending will not eventually ten yielding force , of lace ▽ wading , or fishing anatard fas fr feet is the most ...
... light line and small fṛ 1- a which a long one must be proportion . The rod that make mo ef window . against the agile and ending will not eventually ten yielding force , of lace ▽ wading , or fishing anatard fas fr feet is the most ...
Page 10
... light rod and slight lines should be my play - things . If I were proceeding on a salmon - fishing tour through- out the empire , and limited to the use of a single rod , the one I would choose should not exceed sixteen feet in length ...
... light rod and slight lines should be my play - things . If I were proceeding on a salmon - fishing tour through- out the empire , and limited to the use of a single rod , the one I would choose should not exceed sixteen feet in length ...
Page 14
... light rods , and if the wood be thoroughly seasoned , and the tongues accu- rately adjusted in the ferules , I should have no objection to it . I am decidedly opposed to what are called " 6 whippy " rods . The line may be rolled on to ...
... light rods , and if the wood be thoroughly seasoned , and the tongues accu- rately adjusted in the ferules , I should have no objection to it . I am decidedly opposed to what are called " 6 whippy " rods . The line may be rolled on to ...
Page 17
... light is , that the silk used in the fabrication of them , is the worst quality of Chinese silk . If substantial , raw Italian , or Persian silk were used , lines would not only be stronger but heavier , and thin ones would suffice to ...
... light is , that the silk used in the fabrication of them , is the worst quality of Chinese silk . If substantial , raw Italian , or Persian silk were used , lines would not only be stronger but heavier , and thin ones would suffice to ...
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