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the gymp with some white thread. The ad- 

 vantages arising from the use of the gorge 

 hook is principally from the hook lying so 

 much within the bait's mouth, and the gymp 

 coming from the tail, which prevents every 

 obstruction to pouching : this is not the case 

 with any other baited hook ; for it is to be 

 observed, that the Jack or Pike, in pouching, 

 always swallows the bait head foremost. 



The spring snap hook is baited by intro- 

 ducing the point of the upper or small hook 

 under the skin of the bait on the side ? and 

 bringing it up to the back fin. 



The dead snap is baited by the loop of the 

 gymp being passed inside the gill of the bait, 

 and brought out at the mouth ; the lead lies 

 in the throat, the first hook outside the gill, 

 and the others on its side, with the points just 

 entered under the skin. It is best to sew this 

 bait's mouth up with some white thread, to 

 keep the lead and hooks in their places. 



