1 82 MODERN PRACTICAL ANGLER. 



short time, the certainty of hooking a fish is materially i 

 reduced. I, therefore, had made some twisted "gut-- 

 gimp," as it may be called — that is, treble gut 

 twisted, covered with fine wire — which I find combines . 

 every necessary quality. 



In order to cause the link of the flying triangle tO' 

 stand well out from the bait, it should be tied round the 

 central link in a half knot, as shown in the diagrams, 

 before being lapped. This is of importance. The gimp 

 wire can be unwound from that portion of the gut which 

 is required for tying the knot. 



With the exception of the lip-hook, I generally covei^ 

 the lapping of the hooks used in spinning flights with 

 silver tinsel, which perhaps increases somewhat the 

 attractive effect, and blinds the eyes of the fish as to 

 the character of these glittering appendages. 



The next, and almost equally important portion of 

 spinning gear is — 



The Trace. 



This should be made of one of two substances — 

 stained gimp, as before stated, or single gut. 



For very fine fishing I commonly make my own traces 

 of five or six lengths of the thickest salmon gut (stained) 

 that can be obtained — two above the lead, and three 

 below, — and when properly tied and managed, I speak 

 from experience in asserting that such a trace will hold 

 anything of the Pike species up to twenty pounds, and I 



