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should be whipped on strong gat, passed through holes in 

 the body of minnow, as shewn, these spin with the 

 minnow itself. 



With the exception of the holes made for the gut, on 

 which the triangles are whipped to pass through, the 

 body of the minnow should be solid. 



When fishing where there are any pike, it is advisable- 

 to fasten the triangles on fine silver gimp, or perhaps the 

 gut gimp mentioned in pike fishing. 



Thick water is not good for minnow fishing ; when a 

 river has nearly cleared after a fresh is generally the best, 

 but on a cloudy day fish will often run very well at the 

 artificial in the clearest water, as long as the fisherman 

 is not seen, and in this fact consists one of its great 

 superiorities. Always, as a rule, fish up-stream, throwing 

 the bait up, and as near the opposite bank as possible, 

 and allowing it to fall quite gently into the water, with 

 a line as long, or a foot or two longer, than the rod ; then 

 draw it down stream, keeping the rod's point about six 

 inches from the water, and the minnow as close as possible 

 under the bank, having taken as long a sweep down 

 stream as you are able to do, turn your wrist and draw 

 the minnow up stream, towards the middle water, and in 

 the direction of the spot where you arc standing. Thesa 



