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basket three fish for two taken by any other legitimate 

 method. 



To this result several causes combine. The piqtian 

 effect of an apparently wounded fish upon a Pike's appe 

 tite ; the concealment of the hooks by the bait's rotary 

 motion ; and last, not least, the great extent of wate 

 which may be fished in a given time. Add to this the 

 almost universal applicability of spinning to all countriei 

 and climates, and it must be admitted that it fully justi 

 fies the high position in piscatorial precedence awardec 

 it by most modern authorities. 



The first distinct mention of spinning for Pike — as wt 

 understand the meaning of the word " spinning" — that ] 

 am acquainted with in our Bibliotheca Piscatoria occur.' 

 in Robert Salter's " Modern Angler," the second editior 

 of which was published in 181 r, the first edition being 

 probably therefore a good deal older. Spinning foi 

 Trout, however, has been known and practised at any rate 

 since the time of Walton, who says that the Minnow 

 should be so put on the hook that " it must turn round 

 when 'tis drawn against the stream." 



Spinning Flights. 



Bearing in mind the principles — already pointed outl 

 in the Chapters on Tackle, p. 16 — which should rule in' 

 the construction of all spinning gear, I devoted a good 

 deal of time and attention, some years ago, to making a 

 perfect flight of hooks for this purpose, and the diagrams 



