Fisherman's Knots & Wrinkles

W. A. Hunter

Description

Knots are elusive but very important details of the sportsman's, and in particular, the angler's equipment. There are a bewildering variety to choose from but this comprehensive little book describes the essential types as simply as possible. First published in the early 1900s, the information in "Fisherman's Knots amp Wrinkles" remains as valid now as it was then. As well as the excellent section on knots, the chapter on net-making will prove of much interest to the hobbyist. The information on fish modelling, casting and painting is perfect for the amateur taxidermist and the other chapters on fly tying and dressing, and assorted wrinkles for anglers make for absorbing reading throughout.

Informations

• Publié par: Read Books Ltd.
• Date de parution: 22 mars 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781528769754
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

Fisherman s Knots Wrinkles
by
W. A. Hunter
Read Country Books Home Farm 44 Evesham Road Cookhill, Alcester Warwickshire B49 5LJ
Read Books 2004 This book is copyright and may not be reproduced or copied in any way without the express permission of the publisher in writing.
ISBN No. 1-905124-06-6
First Published: 1927 Published by Read Books 2004
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
Read Country Books Home Farm 44 Evesham Road Cookhill, Alcester Warwickshire B49 5LJ
FISHERMAN S KNOTS AND WRINKLES
A NEW VOLUME FOR FISHERMEN

FISHERMAN S PIE
An Angling Symposium.
Edited by W. A. H UNTER , F. Z. S.
Introduction by R AFAEL S ABATINI
SECOND EDITION
Containing articles by 20 well-known anglers; 16 full-page illustrations from photographs, and 25 line illustrations in the text. Large crown 8vo. cloth.
Price 7/6 net . ( By post 8/- )
R. B. MARSTON says in The Fishing Gazette - I had found his Pie so good I was sorry I had not a finger in it. . . . . I can very confidently recommend the book.
Mr. W. A. Hunter is to be congratulated on achieving a double-second. Last year his Knots and Wrinkles had to be reprinted, this year it is . . . . . Fisherman s Pie. Nowadays when we are constantly told that angling books do not sell . . . it is noteworthy to have fathered two books which have both taken the angler s fancy.
-Salmon and Trout Magazine
A. C. BLACK, Ltd., 4, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W.1

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FISHERMAN S KNOTS WRINKLES
COMPRISING:
KNOTS, SPLICES, ETC., AND HOW TO MAKE THEM. FLY-DRESSING: A SIMPLE METHOD. NET-MAKING FOR AMATEURS. MODELLING FISH IN PLASTER. HINTS AND WRINKLES.
BY
W. A. HUNTER
Author of The Romance of Fish Life Editor of Fisherman s Pie
FOURTH EDITION

A. C. BLACK, LTD. 4, 5 6 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W.1 1936
First Edition published in
1927
Second Edition
1928
Third Edition
1932
Fourth Edition
1936
Norwegian Edition published in 1934
The noble knot he made
(Coriolanus IV, 2).
Printed in Great Britain.
Lowe Brydone Printers Ltd., London, N.W.1.
PREFACE
Knots are elusive but very important details of the Angler s equipment. There is a bewildering variety to choose from, although the differences are often slight, and fortunately the angler need only remember very few. I have endeavoured to select the essential types and to describe them as simply as possible .
The fly-dressing instructions are intended for beginners in that fascinating pursuit, and there is a very real sense of pleasure in catching fish with flies of one s own making. That can be said also about a landing net, and if the principle of net-making is mastered many other useful articles can be produced ; there is no hammock so comfortable as the one you make for yourself .
And if you make a plaster cast of a good fish there can be no doubt about its size afterwards !
W. A. HUNTER .
NOTE TO FOURTH EDITION
It is gratifying to find that a fourth edition of this little book is required .
When the third edition was called for I took the opportunity of adding a few more useful hints, especially the way to cure a tacky or sticky line, then made public for the first time
Except for a few minor corrections I have not found it necessary to make many alterations for this edition. The description of the blood knot has been amplified in the light of recent technical research .
The chapter on fish modelling has been simplified and improved in some details .
W. A. HUNTER .
London .
May, 1936.
CONTENTS.
FISHERMAN S KNOTS AND HOW TO TIE THEM
NET MAKING
SOME SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS ON TROUT FLY TYING
FISH MODELLING, CASTING AND PAINTING
SOME WRINKLES FOR ANGLERS
Trust me, a good knot
(Merry Wives, III, 2).
FISHERMAN S KNOTS AND WRINKLES
FISHERMAN S KNOTS
And how to tie them.