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a Klyka* (Fig. 2), and as it is only very slightly secured 

 by means of a notch, it, at the least tug of the fish, escapes 

 from confinement, and in the manner of a reel, the line runs 

 off with facility. 



When the Bage is used, the line is simply wound round 

 its exterior ; but with the Klyka the method is different ; 

 for after the line has been reeled on the fingers, the hank 

 thus formed is introduced between the fork, where it is 

 secured by a few turns of the line. 



In some cases the fisherman does not trouble himself with 

 either Bage or Klyka, but leaves the line altogether at large 

 in the water. That the small fish used as bait may not lie 

 at the bottom, however, where it is less likely to be taken by 

 pike, &c., he inserts a pin in its back, and by means of a 

 thread, suspends it in a horizontal position, as seen in Fig. 3, 

 at some four to five feet below the surface of the water. 



The Klump-krok (Fig. 4) is only resorted to when the 

 water is too deep, or the bottom too hard, for the Stand -krok 

 to be used to advantage. As the name implies, it consists 

 of a bar of wood three to four feet in length, on either end of 

 which a notch is cut. To one of these notches the line 

 itself is fastened, and to the other the line of the mooring- 

 stone. Both Bage and Klyka are used indifferently with 

 this device, but the Bage is considered preferable, because 

 should it come on to blow, the line, owing to the undu- 

 lating motion of the water, is apt to fall from between the 

 forks of the Klyka. 



The Pdl-krok (Fig. 5) consists also of a piece of 



* The forked branch of the juniper or other trees, of the like substance as 

 the Bage, and some three to four inches in length. 



