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The Gentle Art of Angling. 



methods of alluring E. Lucius. 

 The first and easiest method is 

 live baiting. For this purpose 

 a can of bait must be procured. 

 Dace, gudgeon, and roach may 

 be used. It is important to 

 secure the liveliest species. Bait 

 kept long in captivity lose a great 

 deal of their freshness. Procure 

 them direct from the river side, 

 if possible, as a good playing fish 

 is more likely to attract his lord- 

 ship. The bait should not be too 

 large ; 4 to 5 oz. weight are better 



being more certain in quality. 

 Gimp has a way of deteriorating 

 without giving notice, and the 

 least flaw in the over-lapping 

 wire means a break when a 

 strain is put on. To this 

 trace the snap tackle is added, 

 usually mounted on gimp or fine 

 twisted wire. The latter should 

 be of the best quality. Like the 

 gimp, it has its drawbacks ; any 

 twist in it is likely to cause it to 

 snap in two. This is possible, 

 but not likely in the short length 



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than half-pounders. Unless one 

 encounters a pike running into two 

 figures, a small bait hooks him 

 more readily than a large one. 

 The chances monsters excepted 

 are equally in favour of large 

 fish taking a medium-sized lure. 

 Given an appetite, size scarcely 

 counts. Dace are the best bait; 

 they are hardier than roach, and 

 live longer. A leaded swivel trace, 

 which may be made of twisted 

 gut or gimp, is affixed to the 

 running line. I prefer gut as 



required. Unquestionably, the 

 best mount for a live bait is the 

 Jardine snap-tackle. The smallest 

 hook of the front triangle is in- 

 serted in the muscular portion of 

 the pectoral fin. The second 

 triangle is similarly placed in 

 the dorsal. A large float the 

 Fishing Gazette pattern is as good 

 as any is slipped on to the line 

 and adjusted to about five-eighths 

 of the depth of the water about 

 to be fished. It should be in 

 size proportionate to that of the 



