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No. 8. DOUBLE GORGE HOOK. 



No. 9. BAITING NEEDLE. 



First, then, we will describe what is called a Kill-Devil, vide Fig. 1. 

 This is made of lead, shaped out something fish-ways. At the thick 

 end it has a loop of wire soldered into it ; at the fine end, another 

 wire passed over a triangular piece of horn to form the tail. This wire 

 is either soldered into the lead or firmly whipped to it ; a piece of 

 broad silver tinsel, with largish silver twist on each side of it is now 

 secured at the tail ; a very thick crimson floss silk is warped on closely 

 over the lead ; the silver tinsel is then wrapped on with a silver twist 

 on each side of it, and close to it. The whole is tied closely at the 

 head, and your Devil is made. 



Now it only remains to attach the hooks to it. 



These are set on gut, as in No. 2. First, a and 6, being separate 

 from the rest, three hooks back to back on 6, two hooks ditto on a. 

 At c there is a small loop which is inserted into the eye in the head 

 of the Devil d. a is shorter than 6, and hangs below the Devil about 

 the shoulders, b hangs on the opposite side, about where it is repre- 

 sented, e is tied down just above the tail. / and # are beyond it. 

 The Kill-Devil is an excellent bait for Trout ; quite as good as a live 

 Minnow. Strike the moment you feel a touch. 



No. 3 is an Artificial Flexible Minnow. It is composed of cotton 

 wool cased over with India-rubber, and painted to represent a min- 

 now. The hooks are precisely similar to the " Kill-Devil," and set on 

 in the same way, except that the long gut, , is passed clear through 

 the body at a, instead of being fastened at the tail. This is an admir- 

 able invention of late years, and a most undeniable killer. I have 

 successfully used one against three men using the Live Minnow in the 

 same boat, and come within three or four of the whole of them in a 

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