22 SEA FISH; 



the Loach will be found most excellent. The annexed 

 cut will show the position of the fish when placed ou 

 the hook, and the arrangement of the tackle. 



To prepare a bait as shown, hook your baiting- 

 needle to the loop above the hook (which should be 

 large Salmon size, Limerick bend) ; this may be a little 

 over half an inch long, and of strong salmon gut (vide 

 cut, A) ; enter the needle a little above the tail at the 

 side, pass it up through the bait and out at the mouth, 

 so that the loop at the head of the hook may come 

 just beyond the lips, hook your needle to the loop B 

 of the triangle, pass it through the gills and out at 

 the mouth, at the side opposite to that from which the 

 hook protrudes, place the loops together and hook on 

 your swivel, take three or four turns with strong 

 thread, round both fish, and hook as at c : pass the fish 

 down until it is bent sufficiently, stitch the lips fast 

 together with a needle and thread, taking a couple of 

 turns round the loops, run your lead down over your 

 swivel, length as at D : the trace should be of selected 

 salmon gut, about six feet long : at two feet from the 

 first or swivel length, a pair of swivels, linked together 

 as at E, should be placed, and a single one at about six 

 inches from the end, to which the line is looped. 



The loop at the end of the line should be large 

 enough to allow the bait to pass through ; by spinning 

 with the Loach, or other small fish (small trout or sand 

 launce are also good for this purpose), in the brack- 

 ish water at the mouths of rivers or estuaries, basse, 



