OBSKRVATIONS ON JACK AND PIKE-FISHINC:. 239 



of the day he what it may, they cease trolling. I have 

 nothing to say on the subject, but leave the inquisi- 

 tive Angler to satisfy himself by observation. 



CHAP. X. 



Observations on the different ways practised in Fishing for 

 Jack and Pike — Also, on Trimmers. — Concluding 

 with Remarks on the Nature, 8^c. of Jack and Pike. 



Having explained the different ways generally prac- 

 ised by Anglers in trolling or fishing for Jack and 

 ?ike, I shall now proceed to give an opinion on the 

 nerits of each different way, resulting from my own 

 experience, and the practice of many old friends and 

 )rothers of the angle 3 beginning first with the 



Gorge-Hook. 



In Trolling with the baited gorge-hook, I have had 

 le most success, and with it killed the heaviest Fish. 

 ?his bait shows well in the water, and turns or spins, 

 [specially when you are in the act of drawing it up, 

 |at which time Jack or Pike generally take it,) and 

 msequently is very attracting to Jack or Pike. This 

 |ait also possesses another advantage over any other, 

 jamely, the closeness of the hooks in the bait's mouth, 

 le points only just shcving themselves, which is ma- 

 ?rial in bright M^^iter, and also less liable to catch hold 



