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spinning, by Mr. Augustus Grimble, whose capital book on deer 

 stalking has lately been given to the public. I have described 

 very fully all that relates to this Tackle and the method of 

 employing it in the Badminton Library; and I will therefore 



FIG. i. 



FIG. 2. 



SALMON AND TROUT MINNOW-TACKLE. 



only here give a brief formula for baiting it. Having detached the 

 lead from the trace or the trace from the flight of hooks (shown 

 before detaching in fig. i) pass the gut through the bait by 

 means of a baiting needle, introducing it at the vent of the bait 

 and bringing it out at its mouth ; then slip the lead down the gut 

 and push it down into the bait's throat and belly, drawing up the 

 hooks until the bait is curved in the position shown in fig. 2 . 

 The bait is now ready for use. For salmon, and also for lake 

 spinning for trout, a larger minnow than that shown in the 

 illustration is desirable. 



The only drawback to this excellent tackle is that, in order to 

 bait it, the trace must be detached from the running line or the 

 gut-flight from the trace. A tackle of my own, especially 

 designed to meet this difficulty, is appended. 



