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MINNOW AND PARR-TAIL FISHING. 



The tackle used for parr-tail should be of the 

 same kind as that used for minnow, but with larger 

 hooks, say a No. 1 for the lower hook, and a No. 5 

 for the upper, with a drag attached as in a minnow- 

 tackle. 



The following illustration shows the most ap- 

 proved method of cutting and baiting the parr. 



Divide the parr across from A to B, and cut off 

 all the fins till it resembles the second figure, then 

 take the large hook, and entering it at the tail run 

 it along the back and out at the other end, curving 

 the bait to make it spin. 



Some anglers bait the parr-tail in the reverse 

 manner from what we have indicated, thinking it is 

 more natural-looking, but when so put on it rarely 

 spins well, and never lasts long; whereas, baited with 

 the small end to the line, it will spin for hours. A 

 parr- tail, bait it any way you please, resembles nothing 



