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SCIENCE OF FISHING. 



The spoon may be of any of the standard shapes, and I 

 think it makes little difference whether it is round, oblong or 

 kidney shaped, smooth or fluted. The size is more im- 

 portant and I think that the smaller ones catch the most fish. 

 A spoon measuring about If inch long will be best, in my 

 opinion, for most fishing, although very large ones are used 



The Little Wonder Bait. 



for muskellunge. The illustration showing a muskellunge 

 spoon says "Cut size," but this is a mistake. The exact 

 length of this spoon is 3 inches. It makes no difference, to 

 my mind, whether the hook is feathered or not, but a buck- 

 tail or feathered hook will catch fewer weeds. If a single 

 hook is used, and I prefer that, it need not.be draped, but if 



The Champion Bait. 



it is the, feathering, should not be heavy. There are also 

 spoon baits with large fly hooks attached which are very 

 popular for bass fishing. 



The only spinner that should be used for bass and trout 

 is the small casting spoon, which is a very small spoon with 

 a single undraped hook attached. A worm can be used on the 



