116 MODERN PRACTICAL ANGLER. 
Directions for Baiting —Having killed the Minnow, push the lead 
well down into its belly ; then pass the lip-hook through both its lips, 
the upper lip first, and lastly insert one hook of the triangle (4) through 
its back, just below the back fin, so as to crook or bend the body suffi- 
ciently to produce a brilliant spin. Figure 4 shows the position of the 
hooks, &c., when baited. ; 
That this arrangement of hooks fulfils the primary 
condition of “spinning,” is of course capable only of 
“ocular and not of verbal demonstration, but I can only 
say that when properly baited (and nothing is easier 
than to bait it properly), I have never seen any tackle 
which was in this respect superior to it. With regard 
to its hooking and holding qualities, these depend upon 
simple mechanical.considerations which are at once 
obvious to the experienced eye, and the Minnow-spinner 
who has followed the arguments in the preliminary 
chapters on the relative powers of flying versus fixed 
triangles, will probably not have much hesitation in 
coming to an affirmative conclusion. 
(2.) As to the arrangement of Lead, and (3) general 
Fineness : The lead, which lies in the bait’s belly, not 
only puts the weight exactly in the place where it is 
most wanted, but gets rid of the clumsy and complicated 
“nose cap” with which Hawker’s (originally Salter’s) 
spinning flight and other modifications of it are dis- 
figured. 
Several sizes of the tackle are necessary to meet 
variations in the size of the Minnows used. 
The trace should consist simply of 4 or 5 feet of fine 
