20 THE TROIXER'S GUIDE. 



Dead Snap with one Hook. 



To bait this snap take a long-shanked No. 1 hook and 

 tie it to about twelve inches of strong gimp, then fix the 

 baiting- needle to the loop of the gimp, enter the point 

 of' the needle just below the end on the side of the back 

 fin of the dead bait-fish, carrying it carefully just be- 

 neath the skin, bring it out about a quarter of an inch 

 before you reach the gill, then enter the needle under the 

 gill of the bait fish and bring it out of the mouth, draw 

 the gimp after until the bend point and barb of the hook 

 lay on the bait as represented in the cut ; now take a 

 bead drop lead, such as described in baiting a snap with 

 four hooks, in page 16, pass it over the loop of the gimp 

 to which the hook is tied, and place it inside the mouth of 

 the bait fish, and sew the said mouth up, and all is ready 

 to fix to the trolling line. Note. The lead is placed in 

 the mouth of the bait to add to its weight, which enables 

 the angler to cast his bait wjth more certainty to any par- 



