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THE PERCH. 



as the " Fenncll" perch tackle, and the method 

 of baiting with a minnow is shown below. 



With a baiting-needle, or a disgorger, push the 

 lead down the bait's throat and into its belly ; 

 insert one of the hooks of upper triangle through 

 the back, about a quarter of an inch behind back 

 fin, leaving the tail triangle to hang loose ; adjust 

 the movable lip hook so as to crook the bait into 



THE "PENNELL" PERCH FLIGHT. 



the form shown ; and finally, pass the lip hook 

 through both lips of the bait, upper lip first. If 

 the distance has been wrongly guessed and the 

 bait does not spin brilliantly, increase or diminish 

 the curve by shifting the lip hook, which can be 

 readily done without taking it out, by loosening 

 the surrounding coils, pushing the gut through the 

 loops (upwards or downwards as the case may be), 

 and again tightening the coils. 



The trace should be attached to a light plaited 



