PICKEREL TROLLING IN SPRING 49 



the apex or small end of the V is pushed into the 

 pickerel's mouth sidewise, and turned round, open- 

 ing the jaw, and thus keeping them open. The 

 disgorger is simply a stick with a V-shaped piece 

 cut out of the end, and may be also made either 

 of bone or hard wood or metal. To use it, take 

 the line in the left hand and pass the notch into 

 the bend of the hook, and the latter is then readily 

 dislodged. 



