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slipping Up and down. The trace 

 should consist of fine stained Salmon- 

 gut, but in other respects, the tackle, 

 with the rod, reel, and running line, 

 should be similar to that recom- 

 mended for Pike {I'ide chapter on 

 Pike - spinning). In order to bait 

 this tackle, take an Eel of from 

 about II to 14 inches in length, 

 and skin if^ to zvitliin 4 incJies of tJie 

 tail, cutting off the skin and flesh 

 neatly at this point. Then cut off 

 with a sharp pair of scissors the turned 

 over portion of the skin half-way 

 down. Next insert the hook in the 

 centre of the flesh at the upper end 

 of the bait, and run it through, as one 

 would threddle a worm, until the point 

 is brought out about an inch and a 

 half from the tail end, curving the bait 



* To Skin ax Eel. — Having killed the 

 Eel, make a circular incision through the skin 

 below the pectoral fin. This is best done by- 

 passing the blade of a sharp penknife under the 

 skin, bit by bit, in a circular direction. Then 

 pin the head of the Eel down to a table with a 

 steel fork, and having got hold of the edge of 

 the skin with the finger nails, and turned down 

 a little way, take hold of it with a dry cloth, and 

 it will generally peel off with ease. 



EEL-TAIL 



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