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No. 4 or 5, will be found most proper, when tied to gimp ; 

 but when tied to twisted gut, those of the size No. 6, 

 should be preferred. 



Treble Hook, Five Hooks and 

 Spring Snap. 



FIG. 3. 



To fit this treble hook, take two hooks that are made on 

 one shank, about half way up the shank tie a smaller size 

 hook, a No. 7 or 8, (see the hooks in the cut above) now tie 

 tha whole to about nine inches of gimp, with a loop at the 

 end, and all is ready to be baited; having a live bait fish, 

 enter the small hook beneath its back fin, (avoiding 

 touching the back bone) and bring the point and barb out 

 on the other side, the two large hooks will then lay close to 

 the side of the bait, (see the cut above.) Some anglers add 

 two more hooks to the three above described, by tying two 

 hooks made on one shank to the other on which the three 

 hooks are tied, so as to allow the hooks to hang down the 

 other side of the bait fish; other anglers tie four single 

 hooks. No. 2 size, to four pieces of gimp, each piece 



