1^0 Angling Travels in Norway. 



the prawn in this manner, it is 

 long odds on the angler land- 

 ing him, if he have good tackle. 



I have fished with various 

 tackles, from which it appeared 

 impossible for a fish to steal the 

 bait, but they have beaten me 

 over and over again ; and it is 

 extraordinary how a fish can 

 nip a portion out of a prawn 

 while keeping his nose clear of 

 the hooks. 



They will strip off the head 

 or the tail, or sometimes nip a 

 bit from the back of the head, 

 as cleanly as if it were done 

 with a pair of pincers, and it 

 is therefore essential that these 

 favourite points of attack should 

 be safely guarded by hooks. 



It ^was after considerable 

 experiment and attention to the 

 subject that I perfected the form 

 of tackle here illustrated, and 

 requested Messrs. Hardy Bros., 

 of Alnwick, to make it, in order 



