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gut or gimp, which is not the case with some other 

 lip-hooks. 



It will be observed that the gimp is to be twisted 

 three or four times round the shank and the hook 

 thus fixed in its proper place ; for the correct 

 position of the bait when attached to the flight 

 depends mainly upon the nice adjustment of the 

 lip-hook ; this can easily be determined by the curva- 

 ture of the bait's tail (see the small sketch of bait on 

 previous page) ; if the lip-hook is drawn too closely 

 the shoulder of the bait will be bent, and it will 

 not spin correctly and brilliantly, but will "wobble," 

 which, as a rule, is not an attractive motion, 

 although pike sometimes will go for a wobbling 



FARLOW'S "FACILE" LIP HOOKS (REGISTF.RKD). 



bait, which has the appearance of a wounded fish 

 swimming with difficulty. 



The " Francis " flight is a capital tackle that has 

 stood "the test of time, and is still preferred by 

 many an expert among the older school of pike- 

 anglers. It is strong but simple in construction, 

 not likely to get out of order, the bait is easily put 

 on, and the one flying triangle as placed midway 

 on the trace shows but little, yet is deadly. This 

 flight would be. improved by discarding the lip- 

 hook and substituting one of the " facile " hooks. 

 There is another tackle, known as " Storr's flight," 

 that is simple, convenient, and effective. It con- 

 sists of one large triangle ; this is attached to 

 9 inches of gimp, which by means of a baiting- 



