CHAP. IX. 



Jardine Tackle. 



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I moved from Dhangrot, well satisfied with my first visit to that far-famed 



fishing ground. 



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" I only fished a comparatively short time morning and evening. . . . 



"The above fish were all Mahseer. Aggregate weight of the five, 

 87 Ibs. ; average, 17^ Ibs. Tells well for Tangrot, and also for live bait ! 

 At the same time I prefer the fly and spinners when the state of the water 

 admits of their use, there being variety and choice of casts." 



I think the size of the fish taken, much more than the number, is a 

 very satisfactory proof of the effectiveness of- the method of fishing, 

 and it is a very great matter to have got over our hitherto insuperable 

 difficulty, the coloured water, and we can henceforth fish at such times 

 as well as in clear water. 



The Jardine tackle is much affected in England for live bait fishing, 

 and might be used for this. The live bait is held captive by the free 



end of the straight wire in the tackle being passed in at the mouth and 

 out at the gill of the bait, without wounding it or interfering with its 



respiration, and then being hitched, as provided, the hooks are placed in 

 position and kept there, either by elastics, or by being passed through 

 the veriest morsel of skin. The hooks No. 8 should be special for 



