SPINNING AND BAIT FISHING. 



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of fine back line for the other half the whole can easily be got 

 into a 4-inch or 4^ -inch reel, according to width of 'barrel.' 

 Malloch's ' Sun and Planet,' figured at p. 61, is one of the most 

 convenient reels I know of for boat lake-trolling, and for rod 

 that described in worm-fishing for salmon will be found about 

 perfection . . . but any stout salmon -rod will answer the pur- 

 pose sufficiently well when no regular trolling rod is at hand. 



In River spinning for Salmon, as distinguished from lake 

 spinning, the real minnow leucisats phoxinus is, as already 

 observed, in certain localities a very killing bait. 



FIG. 2. 



THE ' DEE ' MINNOW TACKLE. 



For river salmon spinning. 



The engravings represent what is probably the best tackle 

 for this purpose. I have called it the ' Dee ' tackle, from the 



