28 THE TROTTER'S GUIDE. 



one end of the gimp or trolling line a hook swivel, and 

 at the other end make a loop of the gimp, observe the 

 hook swivel should be made very strong, particularly th 

 hook part of it, because in putting on and off the loop of 

 gimp to which the hook or hooks are tied, anglers (from the 

 hurry of the moment) sometimes use more violence than 

 what is necessary, and besides when a heavy fish is hook- 

 ed, much stress is laid on this swivel while killing it. 



When you use a live-bait for Jack fishing, and a float 

 en the trolling line, and to which line you fix traces, those 

 traces must be leaded so as to sink the float to a certain 

 depth, for which purpose you may use a dip lead or three 

 or four swan shots, the dip lead or shot should be fixed 

 just above the hook swivel, as represented in the cut at 

 the head of the chapter, (see cuts 4 and 5.) When troll- 

 ing with the gorge hook or snap fishing with a dead bait, 

 no lead is wanted on the tiaces, because the gorge hook is 

 leaded on the shank, and all hooks that are used baited 

 with a dead bait in snap fishing, have a drop lead attached 

 to them, which may be seen by a reference to the cuts of 

 them in chap. IV. 



I make it a rule always to have a spare trace or two in 

 iriy tackle book ready fitted, of trolling line, gimp, and 

 twisted gut, either for trolling, snap fishing, or lh f e-bait 

 fishing, that in case of accident, I may lose no time in re- 

 pairing, &c. when at my sport, but leave that job for a 



