384 SALMON AND TROUT. 



always carry in my trolling-case a few common ' plummets ' of 

 rolled sheet lead, of different weights, which can be attached 

 arid detached in a few seconds without disengaging the trace 

 from the line. This is not so neat as a proper lead, but it 

 answers the purpose sufficiently well at a pinch. 



Another convenient lead, best described perhaps as the 

 ' squeeze-on ' lead, is here figured. 



I can safely recommend the foregoing flights, traces, and 

 systems of leads and swivels, as comprising the maximum of 

 fineness, simplicity, and efficacy, and I feel convinced that 

 those who try them fairly, and exactly as here described, will 

 not be disappointed. 



For the convenience of any of my readers desirous of try- 

 ing the tackle, Messrs. Farlow have the complete patterns. 



' SQUEEZE-ON ' LEAD. 



Of artificial spinning baits for salmon, Brown's Phantom 

 Minnows still appear to command the greatest number of 

 suffrages ; and Major Traherne once told me that on occasions 

 he had found a good-sized spoon rigged with end triangle 

 only a killing bait both in still and running water. My own 

 experience of artificial spinning baits for salmon is not large, 

 and as far as it goes is all in favour of the natural rather than 

 the artificial. 



In all lake spinning both for salmon and trout, a very long 

 line out behind the boat, say from 40 to 50 yards, and where 

 depth admits or indicates it, even 60 or 70 yards, is very 

 advisable. Consequently it is best, with a view to a ' reserve,' 

 to have from 120 to 140 yards of line on the reel. Half of this 

 should be of dressed silk, not very stout, and by using plenty 



