THE SEA SHORE 



substituted if circumstances require it. 

 Two hooks will be ample. One of these 

 should be only a few inches from the lead, 

 and the other about eighteen or twenty 

 inches higher. The whole arrangement, 

 known as a Paternoster, is represented in 

 fig. 33, in which the method of fixing the 

 lead and the hook links is also illustrated. 

 It will be seen that a swivel has been 

 introduced in connection with the bottom 

 hook, the object being to show the manner 

 in which this useful piece of tackle is 

 fitted. It must not be supposed, however, 

 that swivels are always necessary. It is 

 often useful to insert a swivel on the line 

 itself, above the Paternoster, when it is 

 of twisted material, in order to prevent 

 it from kinking ; but its use is more fre- 

 quently serviceable on the hook links, 

 especially when fishing where the currents 

 are strong. When the bait used is one 

 that presents two flat surfaces to the 

 water, as would be the case with a strip 

 of mackerel, a strong current will set it 



