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and it was generally found necessary to twist the gimp round the bend 

 of the hook as in the earlier patterns, in addition to the coils already 

 formed on the shank. Mr. Fennel!' s pattern is as shown below (Fig. 32), 

 and simply because of the line impinging with greater 

 obliqueness on the loops, which impinging is due to their 

 obliqueness, it is found that the hook is practically immov- 

 able, unless the angler moves it. This is a specimen of 

 ingenuity in small things, which i consider to be the chief 

 excellence in Pennell's flight. 



It is true that knowing the imperfections of both the 

 previous makes I had endeavoured to improve on their hold- 

 ing power by the device shown in Fig. 33. 



I tied the lip hook on first, when constructing the flight, 

 at the extreme end of the gimp or gut, I then whipped on 

 a couple of loops, as in the earliest lip hook shown. The 

 'LIP other end of the gut was then turned and passed through 

 these lo P s (Arming a large loop as indicated in Fig. 33) > 

 and to it were then attached the hooks. By 

 this arrangement, the lip hook could be adjusted whenever 

 it was desired, and the large loop to which the trace was 

 to be connected, when tied or affixed otherwise to the trace, 

 retained the lip hook in its place. The greatest objection to it 

 was the double thickness of gimp or gut just near the bait, 

 and its consequent clumsy appearance. Otherwise it worked 

 well, and as will be seen its principle is better than that of Mr. 

 Pennell on a minnow trout trace hereafter to be shown (p. 422). 

 The next best flight for the safe hooking of pike, &c., is 

 shown on next page (Fig. 34), and explains itself so far as 

 its construction is concerned. In order to render the bait- 

 ing of it intelligible, however, I will describe the whole 

 thing. A is a small triangle hook drawn down to the bends 

 of a large brazed triangle (B). C is a triangle which 

 sustains the fish in position after it is placed in situ. 

 Now as to baiting, C is not, of course, in the loop, when 

 the angler takes a baiting needle and attaching it, passes it in at 

 the vent of the fish and out at the mouth, drawing the gimp till the 

 large triplet (B) is stayed at the vent. He then arranges the bait 

 straight, and fixes the triplet (C), either in the mouth or so securely 

 in the fish as to keep it in position. Triplet A is now fastened into 

 the bait's tail in such a way as to give it an eccentric twist, the precise 

 fitness of which can only be hit upon by trying it before finally fishing 

 with the bait. At the best the gyration is but a modified " wobble ' 



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FIG. 88. 



IMPROVED LIP 



HOOK. 



