PRAWNING 115 



In any case, many prefer them preserved in this 

 manner, as they are more tough. 



Prawns have a strong smell, and this to a large 

 extent is their attraction to the fish. If a prawn 

 is let down into a pool among salmon, it gene- 

 rally causes them to move, when they will often 

 rush about in a very wild manner, even though 

 they will not take it. Salmon take a prawn in 

 a variety of moods, sometimes savagely, and at 

 others quite gently, as though they feared to 

 hurt it. 



The same rod, reel, line and trace as described 

 for spinning, are suitable. The trace must be 

 leaded to suit the current and depth of the pool, 

 and altered as circumstances seem to require. 



In moderately full water, or whenever possible, 

 it is better to use a tackle well armed with 

 trebles. The illustrations show two, which are 

 good for general use. In very fine water, it is 

 sometimes necessary to use a single treble, pass- 

 ing the gut through the prawn from the head 

 to the tail with a baiting needle, and drawing the 

 hook close up among the feelers. This is the 

 method generally used for shrimp. 1 



The prawn may be fished in a variety of ways, 

 but the most general is that explained in spinning 

 (p. 107), i.e. by casting out at an angle across 



1 We may remark here, that in low water salmon will often take 

 a shrimp when they refuse a prawn. 



