SPINNING TACKLES. 2I 
SWIVELS. 
From four to six swivels form the ordinary, and indeed 
necessary complement to each set of spinning gear, 
where the lead is suspended on the old plan; and these 
being distributed at intervals up and down the trace 
make a great show and stir in the water, frighten the 
fish, weaken the tackle, and are withal expensive. 
With the lead arranged as above a single really good 
swivel that works freely, fastened zzmediately below the 
lead, is usually sufficient for every purpose. The spinner 
is thus enabled to get a clear 2 or 3 feet of gut or 
clouded gimp between the bait and the lead—a very 
material assistance to fine-fishing. The danger of kink- 
ing, however, from the result of rust or otherwise is di- 
niinished by the use of a double swivel which I have had 
made for some years past with this object (vde cut). 
Blue swivels show less in the water than bright 
ones, and are less liable torust. There are several g 
swivels now made with a spring loop at one end, " 
to or from which the loop of the line or trace 
can be attached or detached in a moment by 
the hand, and these are of great practical con- 
venience in the manipulation of almost all kinds of spin- 
ning and trolling trackle. One of the simplest forms is re- 
presented in the diagram at p. 20. Theoretically it might 
seem that there would be danger of the loop of the trace 
or line twisting out of these spring loops, but in practice 
