THE BOOK ABOUT THE SEA GARDENS 



In trolling, at least forty yards of line should be 

 let out, though fish will bite much nearer. A steel 

 wire leader should terminate the line arranged 

 thus: 



Bait; swivel; 6 feet; swivel; 1 foot; swivel; line. 



Attach sufficient lead to keep a few inches be- 

 low surface. The lines may be attached to a stiff 

 stick, set upright in the boat, by a slip noose. 

 Many anglers have found it easier to watch for 

 the knot to slip than to hold the line all the time. 

 Tying the line is unsatisfactory, as by the time the 

 fish is noticed often all is over but the shouting 

 and the exhausted fish is nearly dead. If a hand 

 line is used, stout gloves are necessary very 

 necessary. 



The usual bait is a small fish of any sort, but 

 the goggle-eye is undoubtedly the best and should 

 be tied on to the hook in such a way that it swims 

 well. The local method is to hook the fish through 

 the tail and trust to Providence, which is good 

 enough for live bait but not at all safe with a boat 

 travelling between five and ten miles an hour. 

 Small fish bait are usually procured by employing 

 a man to "spin" for them among the shoals of fish 

 fry in the market slip, a long and tiresome proc- 

 ess. The spinning is done ,by twisting a thread 

 so that it spins a bare white hook or bent pin 

 among the shoal, a stationary bait of any kind 



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