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of fish that are feeding should determine its 

 character) and two other leaders placed above 

 the first, from six to ten feet apart, the distance 

 to be judged by the depth at which the lake 

 trout are taking the bait. A gang of three 

 hooks is usually placed at the end of each leader, 

 but a lip hook and another larger one are to 

 be commended as more sportsmanlike. Place 

 swivels wherever needed, and let your sinker 

 line be three feet long and weaker than the reel 

 line, so in case of getting hooked among the 

 bottom rocks or a snag you will only lose the 

 sinker. Bait with a large minnow as suggested 

 in surface trolling, and above all things charge 

 your boatman to row slowly and with a cadenced 

 movement. 



" Baiting a buoy " is a favorite method with 

 some fishermen, and it is very similar to the 

 English practice of "ground baiting." Anchor 

 a buoy strongly in deep water, and when it is 

 in position throw over and around it cut pieces 

 of meat or fish of any kind ; in one instance in 

 the Fulton Chain, New York, a hind quarter of 

 venison was successfully used. Bait the buoy for 

 two or three days, then let a day or two inter- 

 vene, and fish on the following one. An ingen- 



