Great Lake Trout 291 



The deep-water troll requires more elaborate 

 tackle than that used in surface fishing. Attach 

 a cone-shaped sinker to the end of the reel line 

 of not less than three and from that weight up 

 to sixteen ounces, the size being dependent on 

 the character of the bottom of the water you 

 are fishing and the style of fishing you pre- 

 fer — a long or a short line; if the bottom is 

 full of rocks, jagged in shape or crowded in 

 position, your line should be strong and your 

 sinker comparatively small ; the same holds good 

 if on smooth bottoms when you fish " slow and 

 far off " ; if you have a penchant for fishing with 

 a short line, your sinker must necessarily be 

 heavy. You will need no rod ; the line held in 

 the hand will enable you to be more sensitive 

 to the slightest touch of the lead on the bottom, 

 which you must feel as your boatman rows 

 slowly and regularly along. If, however, you 

 wish to use a rod, lay it down within convenient 

 reaching distance, holding the line in your hand, 

 and when you feel the pluck of a fish and fasten 

 it well, take up the rod, being careful to keep 

 the proper strain on the fish when lifting the 

 rod. Three feet above the sinker attach a 

 single or double twisted leader (average weight 



