FLIGHTS OF HOOKS FOR SPINNING. 163 



pluck your rose. I can scarcely recollect exactly 

 the varieties of spinning-tackle that I have seen, 

 dozens and dozens having been sent me for my 

 examination and judgment. On the whole I have 

 found them too intricate, the flights, as they are 

 called, being composed of too many hooks. I 

 will mention some of the best of them, but first 

 describe those I think the best of all. In the sub- 

 joined engraving you will see them represented: 



The first, you perceive, is a flight of hooks, with 

 which, according to its or their size, you may arm 

 or bait with minnow, bleak, gudgeon, dace, or 

 roach. The length of your flight must be regu- 

 lated by the length of the bait-fish you use a 

 minnow for the common trout and perch ; large 

 gudgeons, dace, and roach of from four to six 

 ounces, for large trout and pike. This flight consists, 



