164 HOW TO BAIT YOUR SPINNING-FLIGHTS. 



you see, of no fewer than eleven hooks, that is to 

 say, three treble ones and two single ones. The 

 first single hook on the left is a sliding one, and 

 is called the lip-hook, because it is inserted point 

 upwards through the lips of the bait to keep them 

 close. The second single hook, with its barb 

 pointing downwards, is placed next to the last 

 treble hook on the right-hand side of the page. 

 When you use this flight of hooks without either 

 of the additions, numbered 2 and 3 in the plate, 

 you bait with it as follows : Insert one of the 

 last treble hooks close to the tail of the bait, and 

 curving that part of the bait a little, keep it on 

 the curve, by inserting tightly the next single 

 hook in the bait higher up from the direction of 

 the tail. The proper insertion of this last hook 

 will keep the tail-part of the bait bent. Next 

 insert one of the middle treble hooks in the upper 

 side of the bait, without any drag on or bend in 

 it in the region of the vent, and then insert one 

 of the treble hooks (one of those next to the lip- 

 book) in the bait by one of the sides of the back- 

 fin, and lastly finish baiting by inserting the lip- 

 hook through the lips of the bait. No part of the 

 bait should be strained in its shape by the inser- 

 tion of any of the hooks, except that single one 

 which is used to give the bait a bend near the 

 tail. Every other part of the bait should lie 

 straight. A flight of hooks of this description 



