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head, the other hanging about its middle. The object of the 

 reversed hook was not only to keep the triangle in its place on 

 the shoulder, but also to allow the tackle to come freely from 

 the bait when the pike was struck. If the hook were put the 

 other way, it would, on the strike taking place, be dragged into 

 and through the bait. As pike always seize the bait from 

 underneath, it seems to follow as a matter of course that, for 

 the triangle to be well within the jack's mouth, it should be near 

 the belly, and not near the back, of the bait. But whatever the 

 reasons may be, I have almost invariably found the tackle 

 successful, and always use it for good-sized baits, which require 

 carefully guarding.* I have only recently combined the reverse 

 hook and the triangle in the manner shown in Fig. 23, and I 

 have to thank Messrs. Warner & Sons, who have made 

 several novel items of tackle at my request, for working 



Fig. 24. Improved Jardine Snap-Tackle. 



out my idea so satisfactorily. It is astonishing how much 

 trouble is involved in what appears so trifling a matter as 

 getting a hook made to a peculiar bend. However intelligent 

 the manufacturer may be, it is most difficult to get the workman 

 to work on new lines. 



A live-bait tackle which is deservedly very popular at the 

 present time is one used by Mr. Alfred Jardine, a well-known 



* Mr. Jardine has shown me a saddle-back tackle, made a good many years ago, in 

 ■which two ordinary triangles were mounted on soft wire. One triangle was hooked 

 on to the shoulder, and the other was hitched into the vent, or hung straight down 

 the side. Mr. Jardine tells me that he has found this a very killing tackle. 



