SPINNING AND BAIT FISHING. 377 



fir, so as, by aid of the lead inside, to crook the body of the 

 bait as shown in fig. 2. 



This flight not only gives a very perfect spin to the minnow, 

 when employed as in stream fishing that is, with a short line, 

 and 'in-and-out' casts but it combines simplicity and 'fineness ' 

 with hooking power. The lead lying in the bait's belly also 

 puts the weight exactly in the place where it is most wanted and 

 least seen. As there is no lead on the upper part of the trace 

 to counteract the rotatory action of the bait and to oblige the 

 swivels to act, so to speak, it will very often be found that 

 after a good long ' draw ' through the water the twist of the bait 

 has more or less imparted itself to the line, and when this is 

 the case a second or two should be allowed for the line to un- 

 twist before the next cast is made. This is, of course, equally 

 the case in spinning with the artificial minnow. The tackle 

 should be kept of two or three different sizes, to meet variations 

 in the size of the minnows. Another, and perhaps at least 

 equally good flight, is that already described (p. 371) for lake- 

 trout spinning, substituting a smaller bait and a correspond- 

 ing lead. Here, however, the hooks require to be detached from 

 the trace before baiting. 



One or other of these arrangements can be recommended 

 as realising in different ways what are very likely the attainable 

 ' possibilities ' in the matter of Stream Minnow-Spinning tackle. 



The trace should consist of two or three yards of fine picked 

 trout gut, with at least one double swivel not less than two feet 

 above the bait. As, however, in this case no lead is used on 

 the line, I should recommend a second double swivel placed 

 about three feet above the first. The smaller the swivels are 

 the neater will be their appearance and the better they will act. 

 Care should be taken in choosing them to see that all the parts 

 work freely before being attached to the trace or taken to the 

 riverside. When dry, and again before being used, it will be 

 found to make all swivels work much better if they are pre- 

 viously lubricated with rangoon or some other light oil. 



The rod already described for worm fishing for salmon, with 



