178 MODERN PRACTICAL ANGLER. 
The flying triangle, or triangles, should not be hooked into the bait in 
any way, but be allowed to fly loose in the position shown in the engraving. 
The upper, that is, the shoulder portion of the body of the bait, 
should lie perfectly straight; and great care must be taken that the 
gimp or gut is tightened sufficiently to prevent any strain on the lips of 
the bait, and yet not so tight as in any degree to bend or crook its body. 
If these directions are not exactly attended to the bait will not spin. 
Observations on the best form of hooks, tail-hooks, 
lip-hooks, and triangles, will be found in the chapter on 
that subject, (pp. 11-15). 
Upon examining the results arrived at with the fore- 
going flights as contrasted with those obtained from any 
of the flights previously in use, I find that whilst with the 
best of the latter the average of fish lost after being 
hooked, was about half; with the former the proportion 
has only been ove zz six, or about 16 per cent., thus 
giving a clear gain to the basket of four fish out of every 
twelve hooked. 
The following is a register of the actual number of 
runs, and number of Pike lost by me with this tackle when 
fishing the Hampshire Avon, during four consecutive 
days in August, 1863, the water, it should be observed, 
being in the worst possible condition for spinning, and 
full of weeds : 
No. caught. No. lost. 
A uptist . Siaii'et et fay iy 2\ The five largest 
pss oy SEOs per peta are diva 1{ fish weighing 
(igs ELS CORRE aD is % eae ° together 
p23 atte ee we Bek I 56 lbs. 
Total . 32 Total lost after) 4=1in8; orabout 
being hooked 13 per cent. 
