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small hook of the end treble much too small. I prefer it 

 at least half the size of the other t\vo, so as to take a good 

 hold into the root of the shoulder or pectoral fin of the 

 bait. The accompanying illustration of the Jardine most ia 

 use nowadays shows the small hook of the end treble, no 

 larger than a roach hook, whereas in my opinion it should 

 be several sizes larger. Some anglers, Mr. Jardine, I be- 

 lieve, among the number, sometimes fixes this tiny hook 

 into the gill cover of the bait itself, in which case a small 

 hook would probably be the best ; but I most certainly pre- 

 fer a larger one and fix it firmly into the root of the shoulder 

 fin. The moveable treble is fixed in such a place on the 

 gimp that it can be run fair under the root of the back fin, 

 taking hold of, at least, a quarter of an inch of solid flesh. 

 I have seen anglers who did not understand the proper use- 

 of this tackle, fix a bait on it in strange positions, such as 

 one of the trebles through both lips, and the end one fair 

 into the sides, or one of the trebles under the back fin and 

 the other into the root of the tail. This rough sketch shows 

 the position of the two trebles on the bait, only for the 

 sake of plain illustration they are pictured much too large, 

 with the gimp, the shanks of hooks, and the bindings much 

 too course, and the draughtsman has also drawn both hooks 

 in a straight line, whereas the shank of the top treble should 

 be pointing straight upwards about level with the top comer 

 of the dorsal or back fin, instead of so much to the right 

 hand. But, anyhow, it shows what I consider to be about 

 the proper position for the hooks to be fixed in the bait in 



Fig. 13. Method of Baiting the Jardine Snap. 

 order to give the best results. Another Jardine tackle is 

 now made that has a wire fastened to the end treble in 

 such a manner that it can be threaded in at the mouth and" 



