Il6 MODERN PRACTICAL ANGLER. 



Directions for Baiting. — Having killed the Minnow, push the lead 

 well down into its belly ; then pass the lip-hook through both its lips, 

 the upper lip first, and lastly insert one hook of the triangle (b) through 

 its back, just below the back fin, so as to crook or bend the body suffi- 

 ciently to produce a brilliant spin. Figure 4 shows the position of the 

 hooks, &c., when baited. 



That this arrangement of hooks fulfils the primary 1 

 condition of '' spinning," is of course capable only of 

 ocular and not of verbal demonstration, but I can only 

 say that when properly baited (and nothing is easier 

 than to bait it properly), I have never seen any tackle 

 which was in this respect superior to it. With regard 

 to its hooking and holding qualities, these depend upon 

 simple mechanical considerations which are at once 

 obvious to the experienced eye, and the Minnow-spinner f 

 who has followed the arguments in the preliminary 

 chapters on the relative powers of flying versus fixed 

 triangles, will probably not have much hesitation in 

 coming to an affirmative conclusion. 



(2.) As to the arrangement of Lead, and (3) general 

 Fineness : The lead, which lies in the bait's belly, not 

 only puts the weight exactly in the place where it is 

 most wanted, but gets rid of the clumsy and complicated 

 " nose cap" with w^hich Hawker's (originally Salter's) 

 spinning flight and other modifications of it are dis- 

 figured, f 



Several sizes of the tackle are necessary to meet 

 variations in the size of the Minnows used. 



The trace should consist simply of 4 or 5 feet of fine 



