The Vade-mecum of Fly-fishing for Trout: Being a Complete Practical Treatise on that Branch of the Art of Angling : with Plain and Copious Instructions for the Manufacture of Artificial Flies, Illustrated by Numerous EngravingsLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851 - 186 sider |
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... throwing depend somewhat upon their perfection . It is not only necessary that the rings be brazed neatly and strongly , but also that the metallic loops by which they are fastened to the rod be of good material . That generally used is ...
... throwing depend somewhat upon their perfection . It is not only necessary that the rings be brazed neatly and strongly , but also that the metallic loops by which they are fastened to the rod be of good material . That generally used is ...
Side 76
... thrown out upon the water ; for as the rest will remain wound up in the reel , in reserve for an extraordinarily far cast , or for playing a powerful fish , it may be of one uniform size . If , therefore , the tapering of a twenty ...
... thrown out upon the water ; for as the rest will remain wound up in the reel , in reserve for an extraordinarily far cast , or for playing a powerful fish , it may be of one uniform size . If , therefore , the tapering of a twenty ...
Side 78
... throwing it against the wind , although this , of course , may be removed by rejecting the extreme fine end , and substituting a point . A light and fine line , as we have before implied , is obviously the proper adaptation to a small ...
... throwing it against the wind , although this , of course , may be removed by rejecting the extreme fine end , and substituting a point . A light and fine line , as we have before implied , is obviously the proper adaptation to a small ...
Side 132
... thrown from the other side , has a certain weight of line in addition . So , as it is not in the nature of things that this soaked artificial fly can swim upon the surface as the natural ones do , it follows the alternative and sinks ...
... thrown from the other side , has a certain weight of line in addition . So , as it is not in the nature of things that this soaked artificial fly can swim upon the surface as the natural ones do , it follows the alternative and sinks ...
Side 152
... throwing the line , it would be contrary to our experience to say that we agree , in toto , with the writer whose remarks we have quoted in the text . The me- chanical act of throwing the line may be acquired by many a man who is too ...
... throwing the line , it would be contrary to our experience to say that we agree , in toto , with the writer whose remarks we have quoted in the text . The me- chanical act of throwing the line may be acquired by many a man who is too ...
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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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