AND HOW TO CATCH THEM. 



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Spoon Baits, 



ingenious cousins 



Whether invented by our very 

 on the other side of the Atlantic, or by the aborigines 

 of the Polynesian Islands, which has been rather an 

 open question, are exceedingly destructive baits for 



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predatory fish of most kinds, whether inhabiting rivers, 

 lakes, or the sea. They are easily made by cutting 

 off the handles of albata-plate spoons of the size re- 

 quired. Drill a hole at each end, mount one end with 

 a strong loop and swivel, and the other with a double 



