SPINNING. 177 
-In the annexed plate, taken from the “Book of the 
Pike,” show the result of my experiments. These 
flights represent the three sizes which will be found 
most convenient for all ordinary baits—that is, from a 
Gudgeon of medium iength up to a fair-sized Dace. I 
never spin with very heavy baits myself, but for 
those who do, flights of the pattern of No. 4 should be 
dressed proportionally larger. No.1 is figured in the 
chapter on Trout spinning (p.115),and will be found a very 
useful flight with a small Gudgeon or Bleak, when the 
water is low and bright. The upper triangle in No. 4 is, 
it will be observed, attached to the lip-hook, so that it 
must always hang near the shoulder of the bait. The 
under triangle hangs lower down near the tail. 
The question of the relative size and proportion of the 
hooks to the bait is, of course, of great importance, as, if 
the hooks are too small, the Pike very probably escapes 
being struck by them, and if too large the bait will not 
spin. I should therefore recommend all spinners who 
may use this tackle, to keep at least the three smallest 
of these exact sizes of flights in their trolling case. 
Directions for Baiting.—First, to fix the tail hook: insert the point 
by the side or lateral-line of the bait near to the tail, and passing it 
under a broadish strip of the skin and through the end of. the fleshy 
part of the tail, bring it out as near the base of the tail-fin as practi- 
cable. Next insert the small reversed hook, in such a position as to 
curve the bait’s tail nearly to a right-angle. Finally, pass the lip-hook 
through both its lips, always putting it through the upper lip first when 
the bait is a Gudgeon, and through the /ower one first with all others. 
This is very important in securing a really brilliant spin. 
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