PIKE FISHING SPINNING. 



catches less less fish I mean, 

 for in weed-catching its suc- 

 cess is remarkable. In addition, 

 however, to getting rid of this 

 unsightly appendage the new 

 method secures the further ad- 

 vantage of adding very con- 

 siderably to the durability of 

 the bait, in fact, I don't think 

 I should be exaggerating if I 

 said that a bait attached in the 

 manner above described would 

 last half as long again as a bait 

 attached with the ordinary lip- 

 hook. 



On the score of simplicity, 

 provided the trace be made in 

 the manner described, with a 

 hook-swivel of my pattern below 

 the lead, no objection can pos- 

 sibly be urged. The loop of 

 the trace, whether gut or gimp, 

 being lapped dose up to the end 

 (vide cut), will be found stiff 

 enough to pass through the nose 

 and under-lip of the bait, if a 

 puncture be previously made 

 above and below with the point 

 of the tail-hook. This obviates 

 entirely the necessity of a bait- 

 ing-needle. The loop should 

 in every case be passed through 

 the upper lip or rather nose- 

 of the bait first, and the under 

 lip second ; as a neater knot 

 is thus formed and the bait 

 appears both to last longer and 

 spin better. The ' straight- 



2 FEET OF TRACE 



f3 FEET 



VFINE 



FLIGHT NO. 4, DISPENSING WITH 

 1.11' HOOK. 



G 2 



