How to Get Them 



tuted, the latter to be attached to the lower end of 

 the spoon by a snood six or eight inches long, a 

 good multiplying reel, and an eight-ounce rod, not 

 longer than nine feet. The bait should be a 



golden shiner or any other carp-like 

 Surface fi sn ; a large one of six or eight 



Alfnnow inches, if the trout run big, is most 



seducing to them. Many anglers 

 do not use the spoon, relying upon the attractive- 

 ness of the natural bait, though the revolving 



Shiner baited on St. Lawrence gang. 



wings of a bright spinner draw the attention of fish 

 to the bait from a long distance; when they reach 

 it, they take the minnow voraciously, seldom 

 striking at the spoon. 



The deep-water troll requires more elaborate 



tackle than that used in surface fishing. Attach 



a cone-shaped sinker to the end of the reel line, 



from three to sixteen ounces in 



wei g ht tne size Dein g dependent on 

 the character of the bottom and the 

 style of fishing preferred. Use a long or short line ; 

 if the bottom is jagged in shape, the line should be 

 strong and the sinker comparatively small. The 

 same holds good on smooth bottoms when fishing 

 "slow and far off"; if you prefer fishing with a 

 short line, the sinker must necessarily be heavy. 

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