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ANGLING FOE PIKE. 



advantage on one of his flights, and that a good-sized eel can 

 be used in the same manner, if shortened by taking a piece 

 out of the middle, and sewing the cut ends together again 

 with strong Holland thread. 



(g>) 



Fig. 40. Spoon-bait. 



Fig. 41. Clipper. BAIT. 



Artificial Spinning Baits are simply legion; but the 



old-fashioned spoon-bait (Fig. 40), with certain improvements, 

 still holds its own among the best of them. It is now made 

 with each side half gold-plate and half silver-plate ; and what 



