162 ATTRACTION OF THE SPINNING-BAIT. 



your bait enters the water, strike your fish better 

 with it, and play him when hooked in a satisfac- 

 tory and artistic manner. With a rod of this 

 description, you can troll for salmon and large 

 trout in the deepest and widest waters. In narrow 

 streams you can spin with a very small portion of 

 line out, and almost avoid casting ; the length of 

 your rod allowing you to drop in your bait noise- 

 lessly, wherever you like, and spin it accordingly. 



Your bait spins by means of swivels on your 

 foot-trace, and by a bend given to your bait close 

 by the tail. The spinning or revolving motion 

 communicated to your bait as you draw it towards 

 you, makes it, no doubt, exceedingly attractive to 

 fish of prey. It seems then to fly madly for its 

 life, though it has none. Predaceous animals of 

 all sorts rush with might and main after the prey 

 that flees with the most timid fleetness from them. 

 The hawk darts at the frightened lark, the grey- 

 hound outstrips the wind, urged on by the fear- 

 ful strides of the craven hare. 



Various indeed are the sorts of spinning -tackle 

 recommended by anglers. The great merit for 

 which they are recommended is generally that 

 they spin well, viz., that you can show the bait 

 in the most seductive runaway shape to the fish 

 you wish to beguile. The second merit is, that 

 the flight of hooks is so well placed, as to prove 

 a deadly thorn to the gentleman that dares to 



