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PAR-TAIL 



Par-tail is seldom used for salmon, but is a capital 

 bait for trout. Two hooks are also necessary for 

 this, the same as for the minnow, only of a larger 

 size. No. 15 or 16 is small enough for the end one, 

 the upper one No. 9 or 10. Measuring from the 

 bend of the hooks, they should be tied about two 

 inches and three-quarters apart, or a little more than 

 half the length of the whole par, or trout, to be cut 

 and used for the bait . Half an inch of the large 

 hook should be left out untied, for the purpose of 

 being run back and fixing the bait, to counteract its 

 tendency to slip off. Any very small trout, par, or 

 smolt, may of course be put on whole in the manner 

 of a minnow ; but when too large for this, it should 

 be cut across to the proper length, to suit the distance 

 of the tied hooks, slanting the cut from above the 

 back fin to a little below the middle of the belly. 

 The fins and web of the tail should then be nearly 

 all cut off, and the large hook inserted a little above 

 the tail, and brought out at the cut end, leaving it 

 to hang freely and clearly out. The other hook is 

 put through the solid gristly part, above the root of 

 the tail. The hooks thus left out have a fair chance 



