CHAPTER XVI. 

 PIKE. 



Pike or "jack" Rod, line, and tackle Wire traces 

 Spinning flight and artificial baits Live-baiting Snap- 

 tackle Paternoster Float and pilots Trolling 

 Snap-trolling tackle The drop.minnow A light land- 

 ing-net The gaff and how to use it. 



THE young angler has met that hero of legend and 

 story, the pike, or "jack," as it is called by many 

 people when it is under some 4lb. in weight, and 

 at the expense of a perch hook has learnt that this 

 is a fish of prey with very sharp teeth. It also 

 grows to a great size, and affords very fine sport 

 at times in autumn and winter. The principal 

 ways of catching it are three spinning, live- 

 baiting, and trolling and the tackle employed as 

 a rule is stronger than anything the novice already 

 possesses. But I am not sure that he need get 

 another rod and line at first, unless he has the run 

 of some water where the fish are known to be 

 heavy. The rod described as suitable for big 

 trout is quite powerful enough for pike up to lolb. 



