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ANGLING FOR PIKE. 



ingenious tackle can be used witb. or without leads, leads being 



sold wbicb can be slipped on the spike when necessary. 



Artificial roach, dace, and gudgeon, are also sold for use with 



this tackle ; they are run on the spike, and are kept in position 



the same way as natural 

 baits. The Archer Spinner 

 has been so lately intro- 

 duced that I have not been 

 able to give it a lengthy 

 trial; but so far as I can 

 see at present, it is an 

 admirable tackle. I do 

 not, however, like the 

 way the hooks are placed, 

 much preferring the ar- 

 rangement in Fig. 36. 



I have spoken rather 

 enthusiastically concern- 

 ing Chapman Spinners, 

 not on theoretical grounds, 

 but because, having used 

 them for many years, I 

 have always been success- 

 ful with them. The three 

 largest pike I ever hooked 

 ran at a bait on a Chapman 

 spinner. Of the trio, one 

 broke my rod, and then my 

 trace; the second almost 

 swallowed the bait (the 

 water was clear, and I saw 

 the fish plainly), and then 

 bit the gimp; and the 

 third (251b.) was duly 



gaffed, and now adorns my dining-room. Neither of the two 



fish which escaped got off the hooks. 



There are various other mechanical contrivances for making 



baits spin; but the only one worth notice is the Fishing 



Fig. 37. Archer Spinner. 



