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the side of the hook, so as to leave two loops, an upper and 

 a lower one, shown at C. The gut is passed upwards 

 through the lower loop, twisted two or three times round 

 the shank of the hook, and then passed through the upper 

 one. A good lip-hook is made with the loops formed out 

 of the steel of the hook itself. On loosening the coils of 

 gut round the shank of the gut, it may be slipped into any 

 required position. 



To bait the flight it is necessary to first fix the tail-hook 

 in the manner described by Mr Pennell himself. The 

 point is inserted " by the side or lateral-line of the bait 

 near to the tail, and passing it under a broadish strip of 

 the skin, and through the end of the fleshy part of the tail, 

 bring it out as near the base of the tail-fin as practicable. 

 Next insert the small reversed hook in such a position as 

 to curve the bait's tail nearly to a right angle ; finally pass 

 the lip-hook through both its lips, always putting it through 

 the upper lip first when the bait is a gudgeon, and through 

 the lower one first with all others. This is very important in 

 securing a very brilliant spin." Care should, however, be 

 taken that the upper part of the body should be perfectly 

 straight, and that there should be no strain on the lips of 

 the bait. Fig. 27 shows the fish baited as above described ; 

 the upper triangle being dispensed with in the smaller fish. 

 The hooks should be fine in the wire, and whipped to 

 twisted gut for fine fishing, and to gimp, clouded or coloured, 

 for everyday work. The flying triangles are tied to stouter 

 and stiffer material ; stout gut will be found generally suit- 

 able ; but the author of the trace recommends gut gimp 

 if it can be easily procured. To make it stand well out 

 from the gimp, it is tied first in a half knot before being 

 whipped. This is important to remember if the angler 



