OBSERVATIONS ON THE GORGE. 69 



CHAP. X. 



Observations on the different ways 

 practised in Fishing for Jack and 

 Pike ; also on Trimmers ; concluding 

 with Remarks on the Nature, fyc. of 

 Jack and Pike, and a Glossary of 

 Technical Terms used among Tr oilers. 



Having explained the different ways generally practised 

 by anglers in Trolling or Fishing for Jack and Pike, I shall 

 now proceed to give an opinion on the merits of each 

 different way, resulting from my own experience, and the 

 practice of many old friends and brothers of the angle. 



First, with the Gorge Hook. 



In Trolling, with the baited gorge hook I have had the 

 most success, and with it killed the heaviest fish. This 

 bait shows well in the water, and turns or spins, especially 

 when you are in the act of drawing it up (at which time 

 Jack or Pike generally take it) consequently very attract- 

 ing to Jack or Pike. This bait also possesses another 

 advantage over any other, namely, the closeness of the 

 hooks in the bait's mouth, the points only just shewing 

 themselves, which is material in bright water, and also 



