1-2 THE ANGLER'S GUIDE. 



trolling and fishing for Jack and Pike, but 

 the following are generally used, namely, with 

 the gorge, the snap, the live bait, and the 

 bead hook. 



The gorge hook is loaded on the shank with 

 lead, and introduced into the body of the 

 bait ; the snap hook, either spring or dead 

 snap, consists of three hooks fastened together, 

 and are put on the bait without entering the 

 body : the hooks used for live bait are single 

 or double. I always use the single. 



To bait these hooks, observe the following 

 directions : first, the gorge hook. Take a 

 baiting needle, and hook the curved end of it 

 to the loop of the gymp (to which the hook 

 is tied), then introduce the point of the nee- 

 dle into the bait's mouth, and bring it out at 

 the tail, the lead will then be hid in the bait's 

 belly, and the points and barbs will lie in its 

 mouth, the points turning upwards : to keep 

 the bait steady on the hook, tie the tail-part to 



