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attach a stout bit of wire to the ring (see fig. 2, F), 

 the length of your bait, and a little bent at the lower 

 end, and by lashing your bait with thread tightly to 

 this wire, it will make the tail of your bait bend, and 

 occasion it to spin better. 



To bait this tackle, you take your dead bait and 

 run his nose through the ring (fig. E), and then with 

 your scissors or baiting-needle, run a bit of thread 

 through his under lip and nose, and tie it strongly to 

 the bit of wire, just where the first swivel is fastened 

 on, or the bait will slip back a little every time you 

 make your throw. Now lash your bait with thread to 

 the wire F, and make it fast by running the thread 

 through the hole at the end of the wire; you have 

 now only to lay the gimp with the hooks along your 

 bait, one down the back, and one on either side, and 

 then make all steady with thread tied round in one or 

 two places, as in fig. E, which will also keep the hooks 

 in their proper position. Be careful not to let any of 

 the hooks run into your bait, or they will soon tear it 

 to pieces : you should also make the hooks set out 

 well from the bait, and do not let them set in rows, 

 but place them irregularly. 



This tackle is very good to preserve your bait. I 



