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No. 1 : the hook No. 8 or 9 will then reach or hang 

 down to the shank of the aforesaid hook. No. 1 : to 

 this nine-inch piece of gut add another of the same 

 length, which must be fastened together with small 

 swivels, prepared for the purpose by the fishing-tackle 

 makers : to those two nine-inch pieces, add a third 

 piece, fastened as before, with swivels 5 then place a 

 shot on the gut within half an inch of each swivel, 

 and all is complete to receive a Minnow or small 

 Bleak for a bait, which is to be placed on the hooks 

 in the following manner : take the large hook, and 

 enter it in the Minnow's or Bleak's mouth 5 carry it 

 through its body, bringing the point and barb of the 

 hook out at the side of the tail ; you then take the 

 small hook, and enter the point of it into the under 

 part of the Minnow's chaps, passing it through both 

 lips, the point and barb coming out at the outside of 

 the nose ; now all is ready to loop on the running 

 line. When one hook only is used, it is always the 

 large size. No. 1 : enter the point of this hook under 

 the chaps of the Minnow, and bring it out at the out- 

 side of its nose ; draw the hook, and about two inches 

 of gut with it, quite through 5 then take the hook 

 again, and pass it under and over the gut in the Min- 

 now's mouth 5 having so done, it will make a half 

 hitch : now pass the hook through the body of the 

 Minnow, and bring the point and barb out beside the 

 tail ; then draw the gut at the mouth tight, and the 

 hook is baited. In making the half hitch, you do away 

 the necessity of using a second hook, for this hitch 



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