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CRAB, SHRIMP, AND LOBSTER LORE. 



head of the creeper shank, as at a, is brought down 

 and passed under one of the claws as at b. It is again 

 brought up until it meets the ring, to which it is 

 secured with a piece of common twine doubled, or a 

 bit of single spun yarn, as at c. It will be at once 

 seen that, on either of the claws becoming fixed in a 

 rock or under a ledge (a matter of constant occurrence 

 when fishing from a moored boat), by pulling heavily 

 on the line the twine or yarn stopper gives way, and 

 the creeper becomes immediately free by being cap- 

 sized, and can then be readily hauled in. 



To safely bring a large fish to basket after it is 

 hooked requires skill, patience, and proper appliances. 

 Hooks and their attachments to the traces should be 

 well looked to before commencing oj^erations. There 

 are two modes of fastening on fish-hooks. One, as in 



