i8o The Pacific Salmon 



ways trolling with spoon, with and without bait, 

 and with baited hook attached below a heavy 

 sinker. Previous to the arrival of sardines, 

 smelts, or other small species on which salmon 

 feed, that is, in quantities to make bait easy to 

 obtain, sportsmen use rod and spoon ; but as 

 soon as bait is to be had, this method is aban- 

 doned for the sinker hook. As a substitute for 

 bait a bait-spoon is sometimes used, but a baited 

 hook is preferred. Sportsmen who make the 

 trip from San Francisco and elsewhere use split 

 bamboo rods of various makes, ranging in size 

 from ten to twelve ounces. Occasionally a fancy 

 and expensive rod is seen. A variety of lines 

 is used, both silk and linen, varying in length 

 from one hundred and fifty to two hundred yards ; 

 the spoons also vary in size, from Nos. 5 to 7. As 

 may be supposed, a great variety and many dif- 

 ferent sizes of hooks are used on the same size 

 of spoon, each angler carrying out his own ideas 

 as to the kind of hook best suited to his wants. 

 The average hook used in connection with a 

 spoon corresponds in size to a No. 14 cod trawl 

 hook with a slightly longer shank. Some use the 

 brazed treble hook ; this style is not a favorite 

 among the sportsmen. Mr. A. B. Alexander 



