THE GARFISH. 109 



or long staff, over its head or body, and land it 

 by a sudden jerk. 



Pike are taken by spinning or by trolling : 

 and in large sheets of water, in Norfolk, by 

 liggers or trimmers, that is, a baited hook 

 attached to a line, secured to and wound round 

 a float of rushes, a due portion of the line only 

 being free, and sufficiently secured from altera- 

 tion by being caught between the rushes, or in 

 a notch of a wooden float, sometimes used in- 

 stead of the rush float. This is put into the 

 water, and when the bait is seized by the fish, 

 the jerk disengages the line from its slight 

 security, and the whole is unwound to the float, 

 which latter indicates the occurrence. 



The jaws and palate of the pike are most 

 formidably armed with sharp teeth of various 

 sizes, the form of the body is elongated, and 

 the dorsal fin is placed far back. 



The pike has various names in our language, 

 as pickerel, luce or lucie, and, in Scotland, 

 gedd. Pike, of small size, are often called jack. 



Among the sea-fish of this family is the 

 well-known garfish, (Belone vulgar is,) remark- 

 able for its elongated slender body, and long 

 projecting jaws, tapering to an attenuated 

 point, and armed with small teeth. The bones 

 of this fish are green. 



