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of fine back line for the other half the whole can easily be got 

 into a 4-inch or 4^-inch reel, according to width of 'barrel.' 

 Malloch's ' Sun and Planet,' figured at p. 61, is one of the most 

 convenient reels I know of for boat lake-trolling, and for rod 

 that described in worm-fishing for salmon will be found about 

 perfection . . . but any stout salmon -rod will answer the pur- 

 pose suflficiently well when no regular trolling rod is at hand. 



In River spinning for Salmon, as distinguished from lake 

 spinning, the real minnow — leucisciis phoxinus — is, as already 

 observed, in certain localities a very killing bait. 



FIG. I. FIG. 3. 



THE ' DEE ' MINNOW TACKLE. 



For river salmon spinning. 



The engravings represent what is probably the best tackle 

 for this purpose. I have called it the ' Dee ' tackle, from the 

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