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two hooks, No. 4. each of which has been previously 

 tied to a piece of twisted wire, about an inch and a 

 quarter long, back to back, and between them a small 

 one, No. 7 or 8. In baiting this snap, the small 

 hook is to be passed through the back of the fish 

 under the fin, and the larger hooks allowed to hang 

 down on each side. A dead snap may be formed by 

 whipping two hooks, No. 4 or 5, or larger if thought 

 necessary, to a length of gimp, so that the points 

 may stand distant from each other about a quarter 

 of a circle. Pass a baiting needle in at the vent of 

 the bait and out at the mouth, and draw the gimp 

 through till the hooks lie close to the body; slip a 

 leaden bead down the gimp and into the mouth of the 

 fish, to make it sink, sew the mouth up, and the bait 

 is ready. There are several other modes of forming 

 snap-hooks, but the three which we have noticed will 

 generally be found as efficient as any other. In using 

 the dead- snap, the bait is to be cast into the water 

 and kept moving in a manner similar to trolling. 

 Spinning a bleak or a minnow, the same as for trout, 

 is a good method of angling for pike. Snap-fishing 

 with the dead-bait is mostly practised in spring, 

 and trolling from September to Christmas, when 

 the rivers are clear of weeds: the live.bait is kill- 

 ing at all times, and may be practised with success 

 on either mere or river. Pike will take a young frog 

 with the hook passed through the skin of his back, 

 or through his jaws, the same as in the live-bait. 



