172 MODERN PRACTICAL ANGLER. 



1. Instead of a "brandling" or other small worm, the 



bait should be a lob-zvonn, large or small, 

 according as the river is high or low, coloured 

 or clear. 



2. The hooks and trace should be similar in every 



respect to the Trout tackle, but with hooks 

 one or two sizes larger (only) as the bait is a 

 large or small one ; and instead of a small 

 shot or two to weight the trace, a sinker should 

 be used of sufficient weight to carry the bait 

 lightly down to the bottom of the run or pool. 

 A number of small paternoster leads (smoked 

 to prevent their glittering) are most convenient 

 for this purpose, and they should be attached 

 to the main trace, about two feet above the 

 hooks, by means of a horsehair loop, which 

 will both admit of a ready change of leads, to 

 suit the varying depths of the different casts, 

 and, where a " foul " occurs, which it frequently 

 does, will, as a last resort, break at a less strain 

 than the main line, and thus save the latter. 

 The lob-worm should be put on quite straight, 

 like a Trout worm, the upper hook near the 

 knot, and the tail hook lower down. The 

 thicker the hooks are in the wire, the better. 

 The stroke, a gentle one, should follow 

 immediately on a bite, or more often on 

 a suspicious stoppage being perceived. 



