THE GORGE-HOOK. 



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We now come to the gorge-hook, which is 

 of the following shape : 



The shank of 

 a double hook 

 is attached to 

 a twisted brass 

 wire, having a 

 ring at the end ; 

 it is then 

 covered with 

 lead as in the 

 sketch; to the 

 ring is fastened 

 a piece of yel- 

 low gimp, hav- 

 ing a loop at 

 the end, which, 

 when the hook 

 is baited, is 

 attached to the 

 hook-swivel at 

 the bottom of 

 the trace. The 

 gorge-hook is 

 baited thus : 



The loop of 

 the gimp is 

 fastened on the 

 hook of the 

 baiting needle, which is 

 then inserted in the mouth 



