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The fault in the original pattern was that, the gimp being 

 fastened to a ring between the fans, the fans used to be dragged 

 away from the bait. By mounting the spinner according to the 

 method shown in the illustration, the pull is direct on to the 

 bait, and the fans keep their position. I believe the Chapman 

 Spinner to be the best form of spinning flight extant. It spins 

 any description of bait ; it hooks well, for there is no curve in 

 the bait to guard the hooks, and the percentage of fish run and 

 lost is very small. It is, moreover, a great economiser of baits. 

 Delicate fish, such as bleak, can be used on it for a consider- 

 able length of time, and it spins a bait well in dead water, 

 and even if pulled down stream. Another advantage is that, a 

 good-sized piece of lead being in the bait, only sufficient weight 



Fig. 36. Chapman Spinner.* 



is necessary on the trace to prevent the line kinking. The 

 fans, in my opinion, add to the attractiveness of the bait, 

 especially if they are silver-plated. The Francis, Pennell, and 

 old Thames flights, can only be properly adjusted after some 

 little practice, while a baby could arrange a bait on the 

 Chapman Spinner. 



A new form of this tackle has recently been brought out by 

 Messrs. Bartleet & Sons, of Redditch. It is called the Archer 

 Spinner (Fig. 37), and is designed to prevent the fans dragging 

 away from the head of the bait. The fans of this spinner are 

 movable, and have to be opened for the spike to be inserted in 

 the bait. When the bait is in position, the fans close down upon 

 it, and the spikes run into its gills, and hold it firm. This 



* Brass swivels can, and should, be stained in the same manner as gimp 

 (see p. 33). 



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