MODERN SEA FISHING 



left-hand illustration. The second 

 method is to tie the cast to the 

 loop of the fly, one of the best 

 knots for which 

 best because it is 

 most easily un- 

 done is also 

 illustrated. 



For conger I 

 tried the experi- 

 ment of making 

 up snooding as 

 illustrated, and 

 found it to an- 

 swer extremely 

 well. Gimp is 

 I largely used by 



I J amateur fisher- 



men for this pur- 

 pose ; but on the 

 whole I prefer soft 

 hemp, and believe 

 that it is more 

 successful with 

 conger. A good- 

 sized conger hook 

 with a big eye is 

 1 required, and a 



\^ ^S >' ar d and a half of 



TWO METHODS eight-plait tanned 



OF ATTACHING , a ,. 



GUT CASTS TO hemp or flax line 

 is ^ranged on the 

 LOOPS eye and shank 



PLAITED CONGER SNOOD 



A, shank of hook ; B, third 

 strand ; r, eye of hook 



