PIKE. 



the hind legs which 

 must be tied to the 



bv baiting with a 

 Frog; use a small 

 Gorge-hook and pro- 

 ceed the same as 

 with a fish-bait, 

 drawing the hooks 

 close to the mouth 

 and stretching out 



gimp. If you use a \\ 

 frog for live-baiting, \l 

 hook him through \\ 

 the lips with a No. \ 

 4 hook ; if for Snap 

 fishing, hook him 

 through the skin of 

 the back, striking 

 almost immediately 

 after he is seized by 

 the Jack. 



There are various 

 modes of working 

 the Gorge-bait, when 

 in the water, but it 

 will be* found best 

 to commence near 

 the shore, throwing 

 it like the spinning 

 bait. Let it sink 

 nearly to the bottom 

 draw it gradually up 

 till near the surface ; 

 let it sink again, 

 draw it a little 

 the right or left : 

 again let it sink and 

 draw up slowly; and 

 so on, the next cast, 



