THE PIKE. 



best ; at or near the bottom of it is the lead ; he 

 will also want a pike-float to keep the livebait sus- 

 pended and swimming at the proper depth below 

 the surface of the water ; and with snap-tackle 

 also dace or gudgeon in his bait-can he will be 

 equipped and ready for the fray. 



First of all I will describe pike-floats, of which 

 various kinds are sold in the tackle-shops. The 



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1 FISHIXG GAZETTE * 



PIKE FLOAT. 



(Half size.) 



FARLOW'S NEW PIKE FLOAT. 



Fishing Gazette float is a very useful one, made 

 with a channel cut half through the side into which 

 the line is placed, and the float fixed in position 

 on the trace, by inserting a wooden plug. 



Farlow and Co. recently showed me a new 

 arrangement which is registered for fixing a pike- 

 float to the trace ; it is very simple but quite effective 

 and has no outstanding peg, to catch in weeds or 

 submerged boughs. 



