THE CHAPMAN SPINNEE. 



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Spinning Flights. — ^Any small fish will do for spinning, and 

 the best tackle for tlie purpose (there 

 are many good ones) is, I think, 

 that known as the Chapman spin- 

 ner. The hooks shown in Fig. 24 are 

 not a good shape ; the triangles advo- 

 cated by Mr. Pennell, in which the 

 point is straight, and does not turn 

 out, are far better. The gimp on 

 which the hooks are mounted should 

 be white or silver, so as to make the 

 bait more attractive; that above 

 the bait, brass. Brass gimp is gene- 

 rally stained by fresh-water anglers, 

 to take off some of the brightness, 

 which scares jack; but in the sea 

 the brightness goes off so quickly 

 that the staining is not necessary. 

 Some of the processes — for there are 

 several — are apt to weaken ordinary 

 gimp* The number of triangles 

 shown are, except for a very large 

 bait, too many. I never use more 

 than two on one side and one on 

 the other. To bait, insert the leaded 

 spike in the mouth of the bait, right 

 up to the fans ; one hook of each of 

 the triangles is then fastened into 

 its side, and the affair is ready. If 

 the lead is too thick, it can be easily 

 pared down with a penknife. There 

 should be a foot of fine Patent Gimp, 

 terminated with a loop, above the 

 hrass swivel. The Chapman spinner 

 is so excellent a piece of spinning 

 tackle that I need only mention one 

 other. It consists simply of one or 

 two triangles, attached to the end of 

 a foot of gimp, the other end being 



Fig. 24. The Chapman 

 Spinner. 



* A new gimp stain in given in " Angling for Pike." 



