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it being taken for granted that deep-trolling, in all 

 probability, will be indulged in only occasionally as a 

 foil to your fly- or bait-casting. 



In the matter of the rod any good trolling rod with 

 a stiff backbone will answer the purpose. Its length 

 may be from seven to eight and a quar- 

 ter feet, and its material bethabara, split- 

 bamboo, or steel. The lancewood rod is excepted be- 

 cause this material is apt to be too whippy. The reel- 

 seat should be above the handgrasp. The guides of the 

 rod should be fairly large to allow the line to run 

 freely. German silver trumpet guides are the best for 

 the purpose. The rod should weigh from eight to nine 

 ounces and, as noted, should have considerable back- 

 bone in order to handle the heavy metal line, without 

 strain. A "Henshall" casting rod in bethabara or 

 split-bamboo and weighing eight or nine ounces will be 

 a very good one for the purpose. 



The leader and arrangement of hooks and bait are 

 the same in both methods of deep-trolling with either 

 linen or copper lines. Leaders of fine 

 steel wire are used to some extent, but 

 are hardly necessary. A leader of either double- or 

 triple-twisted gut is quite strong enough for the pur- 

 pose and is preferable in a good many ways to one of 

 metal. To each end of the leader should be attached 

 a clew-spring swivel for connection with the line and 

 the trolling gang or artificial bait. One or two extra 

 leaders should be carried in a soak-box. 



For use with the natural minnow regular lake trout 

 trolling gangs are sold by the tackle dealers consisting 



