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which will make it turn round much easier 

 in the minnow's mouth, the strong gut be- 

 ing too stiff for that purpose: you must 

 have a shot or two, of a large size, on your 

 gut line, to prevent the bait from drawing 

 too high, but this will only answer in sharp 

 streams, of a ruffling wind. 



The other may be properly called fishing 

 with the trolling minnow, and is by far the 

 most killing way, at least I have found it so 

 in all the rivers and streams within my know- 

 ledge, though I am told the spinning-min- 

 now is chiefly used in the south of England. 

 I shall now describe the trolling method. 



Take three hooks, (No. 5 or 6) and a 

 good, round, and even silk-worm gut, with 

 half a yard of small silk, well waxed, wrap 

 one of the hooks neatly, the same as for a 

 worm, then lay the other two hooks back to 

 back, and place the hook you have wrapped 

 with its back to the others ; wrap all three 

 together, tight and neatly up to the top, mak- 



