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this exception that inside the bait is concealed the barbed 

 hook, and attached to it is the line which is to bring them to 

 the net. The salmon is very fond of a mouthful of ground 

 bait in the shape of a bunch of well-scoured worms, and 

 when they refuse the fly, they may be captured thus in lakes, 

 at the heads of rivers, or in deep silent pools at the foot of 

 falls, when the water is too shallow on these to allow them to 

 ascend. The tackle used is various the snap hook, the 

 ledger tackle, and the Stewart tackle. The hooks are pretty 

 large, and may be single or double the latter for the large 

 fish ; if for small fish, the arrangements are according to the 

 size. It is rather tame sport at any time waiting of the bite, 

 but it gets exciting when a good fish pouches the bait. As 

 a rule the fish are well hooked. Being allowed time to 

 swallow, the hooks or hook get well into the gullet. In 

 rivers where bottom fishing is much practised, it is usual to 

 "ground bait" the "swims," or places where the fish are 

 supposed to be congregated, and this plan keeps them 

 convenient to the spot. Barbel are mostly taken by bottom 

 fishing, and also most of the carp tribe and eels. Floats are 

 always used when bottom fishing is practised to denote the 

 presence of the fish at the sunk bait. 



Boxes. There are a number of boxes used by different 

 anglers. They are principally made of strong tin, black 

 japanned, and white enamelled inside. The dead bait box, 

 as its name implies, is used for carrying dead bait minnows, 

 gudgeon, small dace, &c. The spinning box is employed 

 to carry artificial minnows, traces, and leads. The general 

 box is useful in storing minnows, casts, lines, and traces. 

 Paternoster boxes have generally three trays, to carry the 

 paternosters and gut lines. Cast boxes are numerous, as 

 will be seen by the large display of any respectable tackle 



