38 SCIENCE OF FISHING. 



Some of these hooks are made to lash onto a handle that is 

 cut on the fishing grounds; others have the handle in short 

 sections and screw together. For horse mackerel and other 

 very large sea fish a combination of gaff and harpoon is 

 used. The hook is barbed, and when hooked into the fish it 

 detaches from the handle, the hook being fastened to a rope 

 with wire leader, which is used to tow and land the fish with. 



There are also what are known as automatic gaffs, fitted 

 with barbed jaws which close on the fish when pressed 

 against it. The Norlund is of this kind. 



The Clincher gaff shown here needs no explanation, as 



GAFF HOOKS. 

 1 Ordinary Gaff; 2 Ideal; 3 Norland's. 



the illustration shows how it is used. It can be used instead 

 of a landing net for fish of medium size. 



One thing that the fisherman must provide himself with 

 is something in which to carry his catch. For fish of ordi- 

 nary size, such as bass, trout, etc., that are taken when walk- 

 ing the shore or wading, and when the fish must be carried 

 long distances, there is nothing so good as the willow creel, 

 or basket. The various makes are so much alike that all 

 that we need say regarding them is, get one large enough to 

 hold a large fish without bending him. While some sports- 

 men are likely to look on the carrier of a large basket as a 

 "fish hog," he need not be one simply because he has a large 



