The Vade-mecum of Fly-fishing for Trout: Beings a Complete Practical Treatise on that Branch of the Art of Angling; with Plain and Copious Instructions for the Manufacture of Artificial FliesLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851 - 186 sider Published in London in 1851, this informative volume contains a complete practical treatise onthe art of angling, with plain and copious instructions for the manufacture of artificial flies. |
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Side 65
... shillings , and right glad were we to ex- change it with a " brother of the angle " for a ten shilling rod , not above two - thirds its size , but the equal of which , for power and general excellence , we have never yet met with . Our ...
... shillings , and right glad were we to ex- change it with a " brother of the angle " for a ten shilling rod , not above two - thirds its size , but the equal of which , for power and general excellence , we have never yet met with . Our ...
Side 70
... shillings in the purchase , if dealing with an honest man , who practically understands his business . All others , for the craft's sake , thou wilt , of course , reli- giously eschew . There are several different kinds of wood used in ...
... shillings in the purchase , if dealing with an honest man , who practically understands his business . All others , for the craft's sake , thou wilt , of course , reli- giously eschew . There are several different kinds of wood used in ...
Side 74
... shillings . The prices , of course , vary in different places , and many tackle - puffers " ( as Stoddart aptly designates them ) profess to sell the best rods at something less than what would really be the cost of best materials . To ...
... shillings . The prices , of course , vary in different places , and many tackle - puffers " ( as Stoddart aptly designates them ) profess to sell the best rods at something less than what would really be the cost of best materials . To ...
Side 82
... shillings . THE COLLAR . The lowermost part of the line , when fitted up for actual use by the river's side , we mean the - part to which the flies are attached , — is called in the West of England the collar , and in other parts of the ...
... shillings . THE COLLAR . The lowermost part of the line , when fitted up for actual use by the river's side , we mean the - part to which the flies are attached , — is called in the West of England the collar , and in other parts of the ...
Side 88
... It will be sufficiently exact to say that very excellent fly- gut may be purchased at three or four shillings per skein . We shall now say a few words about a small but very important article of angling gear . We allude 88 GUT .
... It will be sufficiently exact to say that very excellent fly- gut may be purchased at three or four shillings per skein . We shall now say a few words about a small but very important article of angling gear . We allude 88 GUT .
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The Vade-mecum of Fly-fishing for Trout: Beings a Complete Practical ... George Philip Rigney Pulman Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1851 |
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