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and hooks also tied to twisted gut, that I have killed 

 more Jack and Pike, either when trolling with the 

 gorge, or when live-bait-fishing, than I could if I used 

 gimp J this, you are to observe^ is only during the 

 Summer, when Jack and Pike are not much on the 

 feed, and the water very bright j they then seem shy 

 of coarse tackle 3 but not so in Winter and Spring, for 

 then they are well on the feed, and the water gene- 

 rally somewhat discoloured, at which time and sea- 

 sons I believe Jack and Pike would take a baited 

 hook if it was tied to a clothes' line or rope. Those 

 Anglers who object to the trouble of fitting or using 

 traces, may certainly kill both Jack and Pike without 

 them, by simply fixing their baited hook-link to the 

 trolling line, either by looping, hanging it to a swivel, 

 or by a draw-bow knot. The Angler who uses the 

 knot should be careful and examine his line frequently, 

 because the drawing and undrawing the said knot, 

 soon injures the line, and at that part where much 

 strength is wanted ; therefore, a few inches must be 

 cut off the line before it is too much used, or the An- 

 gler will, probably, lose a Jack or Pike, with hooks, 

 gimp, &c. Swivels and traces enable the TroUer to 

 cause his bait to have a twirling or spinning motion, 

 which frequently stimulates a Jack or Pike to strike 

 at it J this particularly applies when a dead bait is 

 used. — ^Note. That traces made with the best salmon- 

 gut, twisted, cause the bait to spin much better than 

 if made of gimp, and are sufficiently strong to kill a 

 Pike almost of any size ; and further observe, on 



