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near the tail, and the leaded part of the wire 

 renders the bait sufficiently heavy for casting 

 arid sinking it the distance and depth required. 

 The consistence of the bait receiving additional 

 support from the wire and lead in the interior of 

 it, prevents it from being torn easily in the process 

 of casting or spinning it through the water. The 

 bait is held extended, and cannot be dragged 

 double by the strain of the hooks, which fre- 

 quently crumples up and spoils a bait, having no 

 such interior support. When you use this leaded 

 wire, you need put very little additional weight 

 on your swivel -traces. This sort of spinning 

 tackle I am exceedingly partial to. 



The figure 3. in the cut is a new invention, 

 and a very good one. It is a piece of wire with 

 an artificial fish-tail affixed to it. The divi- 

 sions of the tail are turned different ways, like 

 the tail of the archimedian minnow, invented by 

 Mr. Frederick Allies, of St. John's, Worcester. 

 In passing through the water, a tail thus divided 

 and inverted causes the fish to turn round as it is 

 propelled onwards, gives it a regular rotatory, or 

 screw motion, as you draw it through the water. 

 It is partly an artificial and partly a natural bait. 

 I have a good opinion of it. In using it you cut 

 off the tail of the natural bait, and entering there 

 the point of the wire, you pass it through the 

 body longitudinally, and out at the mouth. The 



