Of Dead Baits. 



By this I mean such baits as are previously killed for 

 the occasion, or that are artificially constructed so as to 

 resemble them. The most common kinds in use are, (he 

 minnow and the gudgeon ; the former for the smaller 

 class of fishes of prey, the latter for the larger and more 

 ravenous. They are applied in various manners, accord- 

 ing to the object and to the time. Those intended for 

 strong streams, frequented by trouts, &:c. are best small, 

 such as a moderate-sized minnow, and should be baited in 

 tlie following manner : 



Choose a hook with a long shank, say about an inch 

 and an half, or more, in length, made of thin wire, and 

 of a bend equal to No. 2, or No. 3. These are to be 

 had in all the shops, under the name of trollhig-hooks, 

 being so called from this mode of angling, which is called 

 trolling. 



Fasten your hook to a very choice piece of gut, the 

 longer the better, so as not to have any tie near die bait. 

 Take a very small hook, about No. (), or 10, and whip 

 it to a very thin, neat loop of gut, just open enough to 

 pass over the knot at the upper end of your foot-length of 

 gut. Select a very fresh minnow, and, inserting the 

 point of your hook at its mouth, bend the fish so as to 

 follow the curve of the hook, until you are able to bring 

 the point out behind the vent ; so that, if the minnow 

 were placed in a swimming position, the point of the hook 

 would T}e beneath it, directed forward. 



Now, as the minnow would be apt to shrink upon the 

 hook when played, as is required in trolling, you must 

 bring its head up as far as may be practicable, without 



force, 



