HOOKS FOR LIVE-BAIT FISHING. 9 



CHAP. III. 



Single Hooks for Live-Bait Fishing, 

 and how to bait them, with Directions 

 how to tie or whip Hooks to Gimp. 



FIG. 1. 



When a single hook is used, it is baited in the two fol- 

 lowing ways ; pass the point and barb of the hook through 

 the two lips of the live-bait fish, on the side of the mouth, 

 which does not distress the bait as it would do by passing 

 them through the middle or nose part of the fish. The 

 other way is, to pass the point and barb of the hook un- 

 der the back fin of the bait fish, and bringing it out on 

 the other side, see the cut above ; be careful when you 

 pass the hook under the back fin that it does not go too 

 deep, so as to touch or injure the back bone, for if it does 

 the bait fish cannot swim strong, and will soon die. Note 

 When you use a single hook for Jack Fishing, in the .way 

 above described, prefer those of the number 4 or 5. It 



