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outside and turning upwards 3 some Anglers turn the 

 points downwards. Now, to keep the bait steady on 

 the hooks, tie the tail-part of it, just above the fork, 

 to the gimp with white thread, silk, or cotton ; but if 

 a needle and thread is passed through the flesh of each 

 side of the bait, about half an inch above the tail, so 

 as to encircle the gimp and then tied, it is a neater 

 and better way than tying around the outside. 



The baited hook is now complete to fix ihe trolling 

 line to, to go in search of Jack or Pike ; however, it 

 is necessary that the reader should know that Anglers 

 use Fish for baits when trolling with the gorge hook, 

 varying in size from one to four ounces in weight 3 for 

 which reason, it is proper to have an assortment of 

 the different sizes of gorge hooks, that you may al- 

 ways have a hook proportionate to the size of the bait- 

 fish your judgment leads you to select j for you must 

 notice, that the barbs and points of the hook should 

 not project from the sides of the bait's mouth, but 

 should lay very close, because, if the points, &c. pro- 

 ject, they are very likely to be felt by Jack or Pike 

 when they are in the act of changing the position of 

 the bait-fish in order to pouch it ; if they do, they 

 wiU then immediately blow it out of their mouth 3 and 

 also when casting, dipping, drawing, and spinning the 

 bait, those projecting part^ of the hook frequently 

 catch hold of weeds, &c. by which misfortune the 

 hook is drawn from its position, and the bait-fish 

 ^either much mutilated or entirely spoiled. 

 i There is some difference of opinion among Anglers 



