LIVE-BAIT FISHING, 209 
(3) that when on the hooks its natural position should be 
nearly horizontal, and with the head pointing rather 
downwards than upwards to prevent its rising to the 
surface. 
Bearing these conditions in mind, I have after a good 
many experiments constructed a tackle in which I 
believe it will be seen that they are all fairly fulfilled ; 
and as I have now for some years been in the habit of 
using it, I can safely say that I have found the conclu- 
sions arrived at on theory fully borne out by the results 
of practice. 
This tackle is shown in the annexed plate,—figure I 
representing the arrangement of hooks in the flight, and 
figure 2 the same when baited. In baiting, the gimp is 
passed under a good broad strip of skin with the baiting- 
needle* (in two separate stitches if necessary), and 
pulled through until the shank of the small hook (a) is 
brought close up to the side of the bait below the skin : 
this keeps the large flying triangle (4) at a proper dis- 
tance and in its correct position under the shoulder of 
the bait. 
{t is of importance, to secure the full killing powers of 
this or any other tackle, that the proportion between the 
size of the hooks and the bait with which they are used 
should be preserved. The bait shown in the engraving 
* The best baiting-needles, whether for Minnows or larger bait, are 
those in which the eye is in this shape. 
