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triangular direction ; the shank of this hook 

 must be shorter than the others (though 

 placed even with the ends of them), by 

 which means the point of the hook will be 

 higher; then take ten inches of good gimp, 

 and doubling it, place the two ends on the 

 inside of the two first hooks, and tie the 

 whole round with the silk, proceeding a 

 little above the shanks upon the gimp, which 

 will make it more secure and enable you to 

 bait the hooks easier. The hook when fi- 

 nished will resemble that used for the live 

 snap. The length f the gimp on which the 

 hooks are tied should be proportioned to 

 the size of the bait, and should be rather 

 longer than the distance from behind the 

 back fin, to the mouth, that the looped end 

 may be hung on a strong swivel, tied neatly 

 to about a foot more of gimp, with a noose 

 at the other end, to hang upon your line, 

 fastening a small piece of lead, weighing 

 about an ounce, shaped like a barley corn, 

 with a hole through it, about two inches a- 

 bove the swivel. The method of baiting is 



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