Show That Little Hook Important Part of Picture in Fishing No matter how bow good or how bow expensive the rest of your tackle its it's that little hook out there on the end that holds balds and lands your fish Or doesn't hook him because of poor design Or breaks or bends because of poor material Anglers should be most partIcular part part- about trout trout fly fly hooks Because Because Be De- cause of their small size and necessarily necessarily necessarily light wire they must be beof beof beof of very good steel with the right temper Hooks on most lures being larger and heavier wire than those used with flies files can be and I usually are of somewhat lower quality but th they Y still serve well enough for practical fishing purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses If they're correctly design ed For regardless of good steel and proper temper If a hook is Inefficiently in In In- efficiently designed Its It's bound to cause unnecessary misses So lets let's see what IS an efficient design Jason Lucas angling editor of Sports Afield Magazine thinks that with Including flies files you'll land most fish with witha a hook having what comes closest closest closest clos clos- est to a plain round bend Its It's hard to buy such hooks but you youcan youcan youcan can generally alter them so they'll be as effective as if originally made round Hooks on nearly a allures al allures lures are soft enough so that youcan youcan you youcan can easily reshape them with a small pliers Hooks on better class better class flies files are arc much harder but can usually be reshaped without breaking Remember that for practical practical practical purposes a bend that's somewhere somewhere some some- where nearly round will serve Just as well as one that's perfectly round The most important point about a hook is the Is-the the point There are three types A rolled in point Is curved inward so that it points toward the eye of the hook It is best for some large hooks especially es es- es in sea deep-sea fishing and i some fishermen like it on smaller hooks for use with natural bait On a parallel point the outside outside out out- side of the point Is parallel to the shank Hooks of this type are used on nearly all fresh water Including flies files A third point Is the outpoint where it Is turned outward away from rom the shank With water fresh and especially with the i ismall small hooks used for trout flies files a slight outpoint will hook and land landa a much higher percentage of your fish than will a point of any other type Every wiggle a fish makes while youre you're playing him must drive that outpoint in deeper and deeper There are many emergencies that may arise in th the field other than those caused by injuries These medical emergencies are just as serious and dangerous as u even the severest accident They can be classified under four general groups unconscIousness unconsciousness heart disease acute ab abdominal abdominal ab- ab disease and stroke UNCONSCIOUSNESS Is always a terrifying and frustrating emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency to cope with There are dozens of causes but dont don't rack your brain for them Your main concern as a first aid volunteer is to do nothing that will injure the patient Let him rest flat flaton flaton flaton on his back with a minimum of handling inspect for hemorrhage Under tinder no circumstances should you force any fluid down his throat If he is cold and clammy apply heat If he Is hot apply cold compresses to the head ACUTE HEART DISEASE In Includes Includes includes In- In coronary angina heart failure fail fait ure and others The stricken patIent pat pat- lent usually collapses face ace an ashen grey solar gasps for air Place on his back in do a half sitting halt sitting position Do not let him move he must not be moved until seen by bya a doctor If It he vomits help him so he doesn't exert himself i ACUTE ABDOMINAL DISEASE Includes appendicitis perforated ulcer gall bladder attack and such Place the patient in a semi semi- reclining position with the knees bent and legs supported by a pillow pil low under them Put an ice pack over the most tender area of the abdomen Dont Don't permit patient to move about Dont Don't give anything by mouth not even water A STROKE is an interruption of the blood supply to the brain Symptoms depend on which area of the brain is affected About half the cases of stroke lapse into unconsciousness The face is flushed eyes pop out and pupils i iare are unequal in size Breathing may be snoring or irregular and low Facial paralysis may be pres pres- ent About the best you can do for cases of stroke is to give general supportive measures Loosen all al clothing and apply cool compresses compres compres- ses to face and head Place your patient in a semi-reclining semi tion Dont Don't let him swallow if It he hl vomits Dont Don't force anything down his throat If he becomes cold rom shock keep him warm When carrying patient on a litter keep a pillow under his head These first aid suggestions are from tram an article in Sports Afield magazine by Dr A. A Michaels M. M MD M.D. D D. |