44 THE TROLT-ER'S GUIDE. 



the necessary tackle, bait fish, &e.,in the best order, but 

 immediately directed him to proceed in the following 

 manner. 



First put your rod together, fix the joints one within 

 tfre other firmly, and mind while so doing, that the rings 

 on the different joints are in a direct line with each other 

 to the large ring at the top, by which means the line from 

 the winch will then run in a straight direction, consequently 

 much more free than if the rings were in a zig zag or 

 crooked line ; now fix the winch about the middle of the 

 butt of the rod in a line with the rings on the other joints, 

 and draw some of the line from the winch passing it 

 through every ring, and out of the top large one ; now 

 continue to draw as much line, as about half the length of 

 the rod to the end of the line, and fasten your trace with 

 a draw slip knot ; very well ; bait a gorge hook in the 

 following manner : take a baiting needle and hook the 

 curved end of it to the loop of the gimp, (to which the hook 

 is tied) then introduce the point of the needle into the bait 

 fish's mouth and bring it out at the middle of the fork part 

 of its tail, the lead will then be hid inside the bait's belly, 

 and the shank of the hook will lie inside its mouth, the 

 barbs and points outside turning upwards ; to keep the 

 bait steady on the hooks, tie the tail part of it just above 

 the fork to the gimp with white thread, or through the 

 flesh, about half an inch above the tail, incircling the gimp, 

 the thread passing under and over it, and then fix it to the* 



