42 PA TERNOSTER. 



either gudgeons or dace, are hooked 

 through the side of the lips. Com- 

 mence by dropping in near the side, 

 or if there is one place more likely 

 than another by all means try it first. 

 Let the Paternoster sink till the lead 

 touches the bottom, keeping the line 

 rather tight to it. After a few 

 minutes, if you have no success, 

 work it towards you by raising the 

 point of the rod and drawing in a 

 yard or so of line slowly, still touch- 

 ing the bottom with the lead. When 

 you have a run, slacken your line, 

 and give him a minute or two before 



_ZT> striking, which you should do rather 

 sharply, then play and land him 

 secundum artem. 



This is a first-rate tackle for try- 

 ing holes among weeds, when the 

 live-bait with float would inevitably 

 get entangled, as the hooks on the 



^^ Paternoster allow the baits only 

 about six inches play round the line, 

 while the lead on the bottom keeps 

 them from running into the weeds. 



When made as described, with 

 the three hooks, the Paternoster is 

 usually baited with small gudgeons, 



-^ or other fish of three or four inches 

 in length ; but with ordinary Pike 

 baits, such as Thames or Colne dace, 



