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The next requirement is the Trace 

 of moderate sized yellow gimp, and 

 furnished with two swivels, and a dip- 

 lead to sink the bait. The Hooks are 

 of two descriptions, single and double. 



The single Hook, which 

 should be about this size, 

 may be used either by hook- 

 ing the bait through the 

 side of the lips, or by pass- 

 ing it under the back fin, 

 taking care not 'to insert it 

 too low in the fish, or injure 

 the bone ; as the bait would then soon 

 die. 



The double hooks range in sizes 



between 

 two : 

 ing to the 

 the bait; 

 have the 

 too stout, 

 the double 



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the loop of the gimp on the 

 hook at the end of the baiting- needle, 

 enter the point under the skin of the 

 bait on the shoulder, and close behind 

 the gills, bringing it out near the back 

 fin, draw the gimp, from which you remove the needle, till 

 the bend of the double hook is brought to where the needle 

 entered. The loop is then fastened on the hook-swivel at 

 the end of the Trace and the bait is ready for use. 



When passing the baiting-needle under the skin, do it 

 carefully so as not to wound the flesh, or remove the scales 

 unnecessarily ; the bait will then swim nearly as strong with 

 the hooks as without. When fishing weedy places, be careful 

 always to remove any small weeds that become attached to 

 the hooks when drawing the bait out of the water. 



