40 ART OF ANGLING. 



tackle should be in danger of entangling among 

 weeds or bushes, and when this is the ease the 

 utmost caution is necessary, lest the rod, line, 

 hook, or hold should break. When completely 

 exhausted and brought to the side, take it up 

 with a net, or fix a landing hook in it, either 

 through the upper lip, or under the lower jaw ; 

 or, if in want of either of these, put your thumb 

 and finger into its eyes, which is the most safe 

 hold with the hand. 



The Pike's my joy of all the scaly shoal ; 

 And of all fishiug instruments, the Troll. 



Objections have been made to the preceding 

 method of baiting the hooks, which, perhaps, 

 leaves them too much exposed, and liable to 

 entanglement among the weeds. The following 

 is a description of the prepared gorge hook, 

 generally sold at the tackle shops for trolling, 

 and directions how to bait the same. 



The gorge hook consists of two, or what is 

 called a double Eel hook ; to the shank is fast- 

 ened about two or three inches of twisted brass 

 wire, the end of which forms a loop ; to this 

 loop fasten a piece of gimp about four inches 

 long ; to the other end fix a box swivel ; and 

 then take another piece of gimp six inches long, 

 and fasten one end of it to the swivel, and make 

 a loop at the other to fix on the trolling line. 



