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for all brook purposes. It should not be too 

 thick, and may be dressed in the wax referred to 

 on an earlier page. Of course, the rod must be 

 supplied with guides. 



C 



Fig. 27. Kirby-Carlisle Trout-hook. 



The best hook I know for bait-fishing for trout 

 is the eyed Pennell hook (Fig. 10) ; but a round 

 bend hook, not more than three-eighths inch 

 across the bend, is suitable. It must have a long 

 shank ; and the kind I like best is that known as 

 the Kirby-Carlisle (Fig. 27). This has a slight 

 side twist, and this twist enables the hook to hook 

 into the fish more quickly than would otherwise 

 be the case. 



Fig. 28. Hook for Worm-fishing with Bristle Attachment. 



Of course gut is used for the snell ; and, at the 

 same time the hook is bound on, a short piece of 

 thin wire or gut or bristle is tied alongside it, so 

 that it projects one-quarter of an inch above the 

 end of the shank (Fig. 28). This prevents the bait 



