104 TROLLING. 



or dressed, by being put through cold-drawn linseed-oil, 

 and then drawn through a piece of flannel or woollen 

 cloth, held in the hand, after which it should be hung 

 up for a few days in the air. The bottom line should 

 be made of fine gimp, if for pike; or of the best gut, if 

 for trout, about a yard and a half long, with a box 

 swivel attached to it, about a yard distant from the 

 hook, so that the bait may turn freely. 



The gorge hook for a pike is formed of two single 

 eel hooks, fastened back to back, to two or three inches 

 of twisted brass wire, the end of which is formed into 

 a loop, to be attached to the gimp or gut line, before 

 described. Instead of using shot, as in other cases, 

 the shank of the hook and part of the twisted wire are 

 to be neatly covered- with lead, taking care that it does 

 not pass so far over the hook as that the jack, if he put 

 his teeth through the bait-fish, will come in contact 

 with the lead, as this would probably induce him to 

 drop the bait and be off. 



Here I have shown not only the gorge-hook, as it 

 should be attached to the twisted wire, but another 

 thing, necessary to bring it into use i. e., the baiting- 

 needle. The curved end of this being hooked to the line, 

 the point must be passed into the mouth of the bait-fish, 

 and carried through, and out at its tail, drawing the 

 gimp through with it, so that the lead becomes inside 

 the fish's body, and the shanks of the hook inside its mouth, 

 the backs and points being outside, and turning upwards 



