How to Get Them 



tuted, the latter to be attached to the lower end of 



the spoon by a snood six or eight inches long, a 



good multiplying reel, and an eight-ounce rod, not 



longer than nine feet. The bait should be a 



golden shiner or any other carp-like 



Surface ggj^. ^ large one of six or eight 



Fishing with . . . . 



Minnow inches, if the trout run big, is most 



seducing to them. Many anglers 

 do not use the spoon, relying upon the attractive- 

 ness of the natural bait, thouo-h the revolving 



Shiner baited on St. Lawrence gang. 



wings of a bright spinner draw the attention of fish 

 to the bait from a long distance ; when they reach 

 it, they take the minnow voraciously, seldom 

 striking at the spoon. 



The deep-water troll requires more elaborate 



tackle than that used in surface fishing. Attach 



a cone-shaped sinker to the end of the reel line, 



from three to sixteen ounces in 



T^oUinj?^ ^^ weight, the size being dependent on 



the character of the bottom and the 



style of fishing preferred. Use a long or short line; 



if the bottom is jagged in shape, the line should be 



strong and the sinker comparatively small. The 



same holds good on smooth bottoms when fishine; 



"slow and far off"; if you prefer fishing with a 



short line, the sinker must necessarily be heavy. 



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